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''You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.'' | ''You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.'' | ||
== This Day in Skepticism <small>()</small> == | == This Day in Skepticism <small>(1:52)</small> == | ||
* September 15, 1929: Birthday of physicist Murray Gell-Mann; Alexander Flemming discovers penicillin in 1928 | * September 15, 1929: Birthday of physicist Murray Gell-Mann; Alexander Flemming discovers penicillin in 1928 | ||
== News Items == | == News Items == | ||
=== Sun Myung Moon Dies <small>()</small>=== | === Sun Myung Moon Dies <small>(11:29)</small>=== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Myung_Moon Wikipedia: Sun Myung Moon] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Myung_Moon Wikipedia: Sun Myung Moon] | ||
=== Company Apologizes for Thalidomide <small>()</small>=== | === Company Apologizes for Thalidomide <small>(15:56)</small>=== | ||
[http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/09/01/thalidomide-apology.html CBC news: Thalidomide maker apologizes 50 years after drug pulled] | * [http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/09/01/thalidomide-apology.html CBC news: Thalidomide maker apologizes 50 years after drug pulled] | ||
=== Super WiFi <small>()</small> === | === Super WiFi <small>(26:53)</small> === | ||
[http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hpxSQZWcdqlrE_YJ81yuFCcfNBkw?docId=CNG.2a44f2fb3ae0a208ff5becf0d944b3a5.171 AFP: 'Super Wi-Fi' poised for growth in US, elsewhere] | * [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hpxSQZWcdqlrE_YJ81yuFCcfNBkw?docId=CNG.2a44f2fb3ae0a208ff5becf0d944b3a5.171 AFP: 'Super Wi-Fi' poised for growth in US, elsewhere] | ||
=== Calorie Restriction and Longevity <small>()</small> === | === Calorie Restriction and Longevity <small>(35:22)</small> === | ||
[http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2012/08/calorie_restriction_and_longevity_monkey_study_shows_hunger_doesn_t_increase_longevity_but_type_of_food_does_.html Slate: Will Starving Yourself Help You Live Longer?] | * [http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2012/08/calorie_restriction_and_longevity_monkey_study_shows_hunger_doesn_t_increase_longevity_but_type_of_food_does_.html Slate: Will Starving Yourself Help You Live Longer?] | ||
== Special Report <small>()</small> == | == Special Report <small>(46:08)</small> == | ||
Skeptical 12-Step Program with George Hrab | * Skeptical 12-Step Program with George Hrab | ||
== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> == | == Science or Fiction <small>(56:11)</small> == | ||
[http://earthsky.org/earth/carbon-nanotubes-can-be-toxic-to-aquatic-animals-says-study Item #1]: A new study has shown that carbon nanotubes can kill some species of aquatic organisms. | [http://earthsky.org/earth/carbon-nanotubes-can-be-toxic-to-aquatic-animals-says-study Item #1]: A new study has shown that carbon nanotubes can kill some species of aquatic organisms. | ||
[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste Item #2]: Studies show waste produced by coal plants is more radioactive than waste generated by their nuclear counterparts. | [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste Item #2]: Studies show waste produced by coal plants is more radioactive than waste generated by their nuclear counterparts. | ||
[http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/770106 Item #3]: Studies show that the death of two men suffering from tick bites are the result of having contracted Rinderpest, a virus once thought eradicated over a decade ago. | [http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/770106 Item #3]: Studies show that the death of two men suffering from tick bites are the result of having contracted Rinderpest, a virus once thought eradicated over a decade ago. | ||
== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> == | == Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>(1:16:30)</small> == | ||
<blockquote>If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.</blockquote> | <blockquote>If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.</blockquote> | ||
Edward O. Wilson | Edward O. Wilson | ||
{{Outro1}} | {{Outro1}} | ||
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| 15th September 2012 |
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R: Rebecca Watson |
J: Jay Novella |
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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth. |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism (1:52)
- September 15, 1929: Birthday of physicist Murray Gell-Mann; Alexander Flemming discovers penicillin in 1928
News Items
Sun Myung Moon Dies (11:29)
Company Apologizes for Thalidomide (15:56)
Super WiFi (26:53)
Calorie Restriction and Longevity (35:22)
Special Report (46:08)
- Skeptical 12-Step Program with George Hrab
Science or Fiction (56:11)
Item #1: A new study has shown that carbon nanotubes can kill some species of aquatic organisms. Item #2: Studies show waste produced by coal plants is more radioactive than waste generated by their nuclear counterparts. Item #3: Studies show that the death of two men suffering from tick bites are the result of having contracted Rinderpest, a virus once thought eradicated over a decade ago.
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:16:30)
If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
Edward O. Wilson
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