SGU Episode 226

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SGU Episode 226
November 18th 2009
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SGU 225                      SGU 227

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

R: Rebecca Watson

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

“No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his own mistakes deserves to be called a scholar.”

Donald Foster, Writer and Professor at Vassar College

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Introduction[edit]

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

News Items ()[edit]

New Mammography Guidelines ()[edit]

Water on the Moon ()[edit]

Dark Flow ()[edit]

Lee Harvey Oswald Photo ()[edit]

Movie Reviews ()[edit]

  • 2012 The Men Who Stare at Goats

Interview with Kenny Feder ()[edit]

Science or Fiction ()[edit]

Item # 1: Biologists have discovered a method to induce photoswitching in a species of worm, so that it becomes paralyzed when exposed to ultraviolet light, and then unparalyzed when exposed again to visible light. Item #2: Programmers have developed PC software that uses the optical mouse sensor to detect bacterial food contamination. Item # 3: Astronomers have discovered two extra-solar earth-sized objects with oxygen rich atmospheres.

Who's That Noisy ()[edit]

  • Answer to last week:

Quote of the Week ()[edit]

“No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his own mistakes deserves to be called a scholar.” - Donald Foster, Writer and Professor at Vassar College

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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