Correcting the 1954 computer hoax · Proposed air date:
Dr. Dave admits that the show and its website were fooled by the supposed 1954 vision of a 2004 computer, explains how false quotations spread under famous names and tells listeners that convincing Internet material still needs confirmation. After the break, the brothers identify the image as a mock-up of a submarine control room and point listeners to a myth-checking source.
This excerpt joins 2 preserved source passages: part 1, 4:33.378 to 8:41.214; part 2, 0:35.650 to 2:24.862.
Proposed recording date: 2004-12-11. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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