SGU Episode 205

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

Junior Supernova

 * http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/11/junior_astronomer_spots_junior_supernova/

Boy Hit by Meteor

 * http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090612/sc_space/boyhitbymeteorite

A New Heuristic

 * http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=557

Planetary Life

 * http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090612203303.htm

Interview with Brian Brushwood

 * Author of: Cheats, Cons, Swindles and Tricks: 57 Ways to Scam a Free Drink Brian is a magician and skeptic who tells us about promoting critical thinking, the spikey-haired way. http://shwood.squarespace.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qodOwQ-U1oQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9mNjEes-lM

Science or Fiction
Item # 1: A review of the published literature shows that almost 25% of all animal species engage in same-sex behavior. Item # 2: A new study finds that those with autism are 40% faster on tests of problem solving than matched controls. Item # 3: Scientists estimate that high altitude winds could provide enough energy to meet world demands 100 times over.

Who's That Noisy

 * Answer to last week: The Casini Probe hearing the rings of Saturn

Quote of the Week
"“Agnosticism simply means that a man shall not say he knows or believes that for which he has no grounds for professing to believe.” - Thomas Henry Huxley"