SGU Episode 366
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism (0:59)
- July 21, 2012 Nibiru Strike Earth
- July 21, 1620 Jean Picard born - French Astronomer
News Items
Fake Bomb Detector Maker Charged (4:30)
BBC: 'Bomb detector' maker Jim McCormick faces fraud charges
Debating an Antivaccinationist (9:20)
Science-based Medicine: Steve Novella vs. Julian Whitaker on vaccines at FreedomFest
Feathered Dinosaurs (17:11)
American Museum of Natural History: Newly Discovered Dinosaur Implies Greater Prevalence of Feathers
New Moon for Pluto (27:53)
BBC: Hubble discovers new Pluto moon
Higgs Discovery Announced (36:22)
Science News: Higgs found - Last particle in physics's standard model falls into place
Sex Myths (43:56)
- 7 common myths about sex
Sapphire Hard Drive (51:50)
Science Magazine: A Million-Year Hard Disk
Science or Fiction (58:40)
Item #1: Scientists have isolated a new kind of fat cell in humans known as beige fat. Item #2: Scientists have "resurrected" a 500 million year old bacteria (E. coli) by reproducing its genome. Item #3: A Cochrane review finds no evidence that electric fans are useful in a heat wave.
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:15:13)
Sometimes, even by accident, the universe makes beauty, and we can stand back in awe of it. Even better - we can figure out why. Science! I love this stuff.
Phil Plait
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