SGU Episode 341
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| SGU Episode 341 |
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| 28th Jan 2013 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
R: Rebecca Watson |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Guest |
SC: Sean Carroll |
| Quote of the Week |
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
S: Hello and welcome to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe. Today is Wednesday January 25th 2012 and this is your host Steven Novella. Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
B: Hey Everybody.
S: Rebecca Watson.
R: Hello Everyone.
S: Jay Novella.
J: Hey guys.
S: And Evan Bernstein.
E: Bully. (editor - sp?)
S: How're you doing today Evan?
E: (laughs) I'm in a Winston Churchill kind of mood so I'm doing just fine.
S: (laughs)
R: Winston Churchill said olé?
B: No, he said bully. (editor - sp?)
R: Oh, bully. (editor - sp?)
E: (laughs)
J: You know when I'm looking for quotes, I find tonnes of Winston Churchill quotes...
E: Oh, forget about it.
J: ...Not completely skeptically related but the guy said so many cool things at such a time in history when people really needed to hear those cool things. He was epic man.
E: Without a doubt.
S: (laughs) Alright Rebecca.
E: (laughs)
R: Winston Churchill, cool dude.
J: (laughs)
E: Yeah.
This Day in Skepticism ()
January 28th, 1887 In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the world's largest snowflakes are reported, 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick.
News Items
Stem Cells for Blindness ()
Chiropractic Neurology ()
Psychogenic Illness ()
Who's That Noisy? ()
Questions and Emails ()
Question 1: Sounds in the Sky ()
Hello Skeptics guide, during my daily science news story search on the internet I came across a couple of stories about "strange apocalyptic sounds coming from the sky from canada to budapest..." Having some critical thinking I began to inspect the videos to try and discern what they were. After much failed research on more worthy sites I could not find a good answer. To me it sounds like it could be something simple like a plane flying overhead to something more atmospheric. But these are wild guesses. I thought you may want to look in to it so that you may have better luck than me finding out what it actually is. Here is the original link I came across that brought this to my knowledge http://io9.com/5876369/what-are-these-bizarre-sounds-coming-from-the-sky-in-countries-from-hungary-to-canada p.s. We all hope that it is as one commenter commented, the cthullu shai-hulud movie! Thanks for all your good work! Michael Ohio
Interview with Sean Carroll ()
http://preposterousuniverse.com/
Science or Fiction ()
S: Each week, I come up with three science news items or facts, two real and one fake. I challenge my panel of skeptics to tell me which one is the fake.
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
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