SGU Episode 197

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SGU Episode 197
April 30th 2009
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SGU 196                      SGU 198

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

R: Rebecca Watson

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

Every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.

Bernard Baruch

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Introduction[edit]

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

News Items ()[edit]

Hidden Photons ()[edit]

Walking Seal ()[edit]

NASA and the Moon ()[edit]

Baby Chupacabras ()[edit]

Questions and E-mails ()[edit]

Question # 1 - Hoagland on Iapetus ()[edit]

Hey guys, really liked this weeks show. Your discussion of Saturn's moons prompted me to search for pictures when i stumbled upon this gem; a website claiming Iapetus's ridge MUST be man made. http://www.enterprisemission.com/moon1.htm Thought you might like a good chuckle. -John WIlson Chicago

Interview with Mark Crislip ()[edit]

Science or Fiction ()[edit]

Item # 1: Scientists have developed the world’s fastest camera, that can capture images less than half a billionth of a second long. Item # 2: South Korean scientists claim they have cloned several dogs that glow red in ultraviolet light. Item # 3: A new DNA analysis suggests that Native Americans derive from multiple successive immigrations from Asia to the Americas.

Who's That Noisy ()[edit]

  • Answer to last week - an alleged recording of Bigfoot

Quote of the Week ()[edit]

Every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts. - Bernard Baruch

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