SGU Episode 267
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| SGU Episode 267 |
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| August 25th 2010 |
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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 |
'The correspondence between reality and my beliefs comes from reality controlling my beliefs, not the other way around.' |
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Introduction[edit]
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
News Items ()[edit]
Phil Plait's Bad Universe ()[edit]
Solar Flares and Radioactive Decay ()[edit]
Competition in Evolution ()[edit]
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/24/darwin-wrong-evolution_n_692502.html http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/6/4/544.abstract
The Science of Zombies ()[edit]
- http://www.cracked.com/article_18683_7-scientific-reasons-zombie-outbreak-would-fail-quickly_p1.html
Kurzweil Responds to Myers ()[edit]
Kaku and UFOs ()[edit]
Who's That Noisy ()[edit]
- Answer to last week: Dr. Banjo from Futurama
Science or Fiction ()[edit]
Item #1: Researchers create 'dry water', a powdered form of water with many potential commercial applications. Item #2: Researchers confirm common belief that spouses do grow more alike over time. Item #3: Electricity collected from the air could become the newest alternative energy source.
Quote of the Week ()[edit]
'The correspondence between reality and my beliefs comes from reality controlling my beliefs, not the other way around.' -- Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
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