SGU Episode 182
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| SGU Episode 182 |
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| January 15th 2009 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
R: Rebecca Watson |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
'No, our science is no illusion. But an illusion it would be to suppose that what science cannot give us we can get elsewhere.' |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
News Items ()
Methane on Mars ()
Solar Storms ()
Mega MRI ()
Questions and E-mails ()
Question #1 Young Skeptics ()
Dear SGU,
Hello I am Rob Manges. I am a young skeptic in ninth grade. I am new to skepticism and would really appreciate general advice or knowledge you could impart on me. My Dad is a practicing physician (MD not DO if your familiar with that little argument) so i am familiar with the scientific method and all that Jazz. As a younger person i find it really hard to be taken seriously by older people when I try to identify myself as a skeptic. Do you have any advice for all the young skeptics of the world?
Sincerely,
Robert Manges
USA
P.S. I love the show, it really has made me a true skeptic! (i doubt this will even be considered but you have my permission to read this on the show)
Interview with Michio Kaku ()
- Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist, author of may popular books, including his latest book, The Physics of the Impossible, which will be the basis of a new Science Channel series.
http://mkaku.org/
Science or Fiction ()
Item #1: A new survey links caffeine use to hallucinations. Item #2: Physicists have discovered a way to measure properties of quantum systems, such as the location of photons, without interfering with them. Item #3: NASA plans to deliver a silk-worm farm to the international space station next month to begin an experiment using silk worms as a sustainable food for long space missions.
Who's That Noisy ()
- Answer to last week: http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/marsmic/sound.html
Quote of the Week ()
'No, our science is no illusion. But an illusion it would be to suppose that what science cannot give us we can get elsewhere.' - Sigmund Freud
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