SGU Episode 222
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| SGU Episode 222 |
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| October 21st 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 |
'Doubt, skepticism, innovation, and inquiry are the only means by which wonder, beauty, awe, and symmetry will be discovered.' |
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Introduction[edit]
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
News Items ()[edit]
LHC Future Attack ()[edit]
Magnetic and Copper Bracelets ()[edit]
Balloon Boy ()[edit]
- Balloon Boy
Lunar Plume Update ()[edit]
Giant Spider Discovered ()[edit]
Special Report ()[edit]
- Rebecca gives us an update on her tour of Asia.
Interview with James Randi ()[edit]
- James Randi is the founder and chairman of the board of the James Randi Educational Foundation: www.randi.org. He is the author of numerous books, including Flim-Flam and the Mask of Nostradamus, and a world famous and respected skeptic.
Science or Fiction ()[edit]
Item # 1: New research finds that diabetes is a major risk factor for developing schizophrenia, which may result from the effects of insulin on the brain. Item # 2: Researchers found the testosterone levels of men who voted for John McCain or Robert Barr in the 2009 presidential election dropped significantly after hearing the results of the election. Item # 3: Geologists have identified an alternate candidate crater for the K-T extinction event off the coast of India, and if confirmed would have resulted from a meteor four times as large as the one that caused the Yucatan crater.
Who's That Noisy ()[edit]
- Answer to last week: Emperor Penguin
Quote of the Week ()[edit]
'Doubt, skepticism, innovation, and inquiry are the only means by which wonder, beauty, awe, and symmetry will be discovered.' -Christopher Hitchens
S: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by the New England Skeptical Society in association with the James Randi Educational Foundation and skepchick.org. For more information on this and other episodes, please visit our website at www.theskepticsguide.org. For questions, suggestions, and other feedback, please use the "Contact Us" form on the website, or send an email to info@theskepticsguide.org. If you enjoyed this episode, then please help us spread the word by voting for us on Digg, or leaving us a review on iTunes. You can find links to these sites and others through our homepage. 'Theorem' is produced by Kineto, and is used with permission.
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