“Ignorance is a low-energy state. It takes constant vigilance and work to climb out of it.”

—  Steven Novella

SGU, Podcast #352 – April 14th, 2012 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/352
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2010s

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