SGU Episode 282
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| SGU Episode 282 |
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| December 8th 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 |
“Everything alive will die someday. But in the meantime I got to see her smile, and that made it OK for awhile. To look into her eyes was worth the eventual demise of earth.” |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
SGU In Australia ()
SGU Visits AustraliaSee the SGU forums entry for this episode for the pictures discussed during this segment
News Items ()
New Crystal Skull ()
Roger Penrose Before the Big Bang ()
Chimps Outwit Human Traps ()
Anti-Antivax Activism ()
Special Report ()
- Jay gives an inside report on freemasonry
Science or Fiction ()
Item #1: A new study finds that extended jet lag can cause memory and learning deficits, with associated brain changes, that persist for at least a month following return to usual schedule. Item #2: Astronomers have discovered supermassive active galaxies dating from 1.5 billion years after the big bang – contradicting current models of galaxy formation which predicts much smaller galaxies at this time. Item #3: A new exhaustive database of mammal fossils reveals, contrary to prior belief, that mammals were significantly increasing in size prior to the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Live Q&A ()
Live Questions from the Audience ()
Scientists Baffled; Size of Quantum Effects; Sympathectomy; Future of Skepticism; Pseudo-Experts
Quote of the Week ()
“Everything alive will die someday. But in the meantime I got to see her smile, and that made it OK for awhile. To look into her eyes was worth the eventual demise of earth.” - George Hrab
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