SGU Episode 249

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

Volcano in Iceland

 * http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_iceland_volcano

Near Death Experiences

 * http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/04/100408-near-death-experiences-blood-carbon-dioxide/

Sound Bullets

 * http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=acoustic-lens-generates-bullets-of-2010-04-05

Injured by Price Scanner

 * http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10103/1050061-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xmlcreated as a hyperlink in the Show Notes

Singh Libel Suit Dropped

 * http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=1853 http://skepchick.org/blog/2010/04/breaking-simon-singh-has-won/

Two Moms and a Dad

 * http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/two-moms-and-a-dad-researchers-create-human-embryo-with-three-dna-sets/article1535143/

Girl Speaks German - Before and After Coma

 * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/croatia/7583971/Croatian-teenager-wakes-from-coma-speaking-fluent-German.html

Science or Fiction
Item #1: Researchers find that drugs like morphine and heroine may protect the brain from HIV associated dementia. Item #2: A new study finds that late night video game playing significantly delays sleep onset in teenagers. Item #3: Physicists create a true random number generator, exploiting quantum entanglement as the source of randomness.

Question #1 - These Kids Today
"Question about why kids today are not interested in science."

Question #2 - Homeopathy vs Phrenology
"Why do some pseudosciences thrive while others fade away?"

Quote of the Week
"“Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge; and its nature is sinned against when it is drowned in ignorance.” - William W. Channing"