SGU Episode 117

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

Marriage with Robots

 * www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21271545/

Gene for Overeating

 * www.world-science.net/othernews/071014_eating.htm

New Dinosaur Found

 * www.world-science.net/othernews/071015_dinosaur.htm

Female Cult Raided after Death

 * www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2662749.ece

Race and Intelligence
"My boyfriend is unfortunately somewhat racist and is trying to 'prove' to me that white people are 'better'. Here is the story he sent me. http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article3067222.ece Is this scientist credible? Do you really think that they can find differences in genes?  Jennifer Lamb Chattanooga, TN"

Interview with Mark Crislip

 * www.quackcast.com/QuackCast/Welcome.html

Randi Speaks

 * This Week's Topic - Randi's best mentalist trick (or at least a very good one).

Science or Fiction
Question #1: A new review of research concludes that honey is an effective treatment for wound healing. Question #2: Researchers have developed a method for converting buckwheat honey into biofuel which they claim is more efficient than corn or even sugar cane based biofuel. Question #3: Honey never spoils, and in fact honey was found sealed in jars in Egyptian tombs and was still edible.

Skeptical Puzzle
"This Week's Puzzle: If I take 11 people, 4 bodies, a fiend, and a disc, along with 4 qualities and I put them in between a vehicle and a building, what do I have?  Last Week's puzzle:  Deserted some time ago From a plain red place As Pluto crossed the sky Four horses led the way Gazing down on all the animals It seemed improbable that animals made them Despite the insistence of the AA crowd Foreign visitors were not responsible  What is it?  Answer: Ole Ivand Winner: The Nazca Lines"

Quote of the Week
"'There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.'- Douglas Adams"

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