SGU Episode 224

Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

Carl Sagan Day

 * http://www.carlsaganday.com/ http://www.symphonyofscience.com/ by John Boswell

Nutt Job

 * http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=1173

Dystonia After Flu Shot

 * http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=1152

Spontaneous Human Combustion Case

 * http://www.wftv.com/news/21497743/detail.html

Interview with Michael Goldstein

 * Michael is a high-school student who is starting a local skeptical groups, inspired by the SGU

Special Report

 * Interviews with Phil Plait, Chris French, and Christina Martin

Science or Fiction
Item # 1: According to the US Geological Survey, the US uses less water than it did 25 years ago despite a 30% increase in population. Item # 2: A new study finds that being over weight or obese significantly increases fertility in women. Item # 3: Astronomers have discovered an atmosphere around a neutron star.

Who's That Noisy

 * Answer to last week - Balloon Boy

Quote of the Week
"'The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches, as opposed to him who asserts and thinks that he has found.' Miguel de Unamuno"