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Debunking Pseudo-Science

By Robert Siegel

Published January 3, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Robert Siegel talks with James Randi, founder of the James Randi Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization that seeks to debunk pseudoscientific claims. They discuss what scientists should be looking for when testing to see if a baby is a clone.

Robert Siegel

Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.

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