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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>(0:31)</small> == | ||
* October 20, 1970: Norman Borlaug wins Nobel Peace prize for Green Revolution | * October 20, 1970: Norman Borlaug wins Nobel Peace prize for Green Revolution | ||
== News Items == | == News Items == | ||
=== Nobel Prize in Chemistry <small>()</small>=== | === Nobel Prize in Chemistry <small>(2:48)</small>=== | ||
* http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/year/?year=2012 | * http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/year/?year=2012 | ||
=== DNA Half Life <small>()</small>=== | === DNA Half Life <small>(5:39)</small>=== | ||
* http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=dinos-dna-demise-genetic-material-512-year-half-life | * http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=dinos-dna-demise-genetic-material-512-year-half-life | ||
=== Simulated Universe <small>()</small>=== | === Simulated Universe <small>(12:15)</small>=== | ||
* http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429561/the-measurement-that-would-reveal-the-universe-as/ | * http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429561/the-measurement-that-would-reveal-the-universe-as/ | ||
=== Supersonic Jump <small>()</small>=== | === Supersonic Jump <small>(27:41)</small>=== | ||
* http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19943590 | * http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19943590 | ||
=== Russian Geoglyph <small>()</small>=== | === Russian Geoglyph <small>(36:10)</small>=== | ||
* http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49389775/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.UHvrLMVX1SA | * http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49389775/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.UHvrLMVX1SA | ||
== Who's That Noisy? <small>()</small>== | == Who's That Noisy? <small>(41:38)</small>== | ||
* Answer to last week: Hulda Clarke | * Answer to last week: Hulda Clarke | ||
== Interview with Jamy Ian Swiss <small>()</small> == | == Interview with Jamy Ian Swiss <small>(44:37)</small> == | ||
* http://www.jamyianswiss.com/index.htm | * http://www.jamyianswiss.com/index.htm | ||
== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> == | == Science or Fiction <small>(1:02:15)</small> == | ||
S: [http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1926/ Item number one]. The 1926 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Johannes Fibiger for his discovery of "a cure for cancer." [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F03E7D91239E333A25755C0A9679D946496D6CF Item number two]. The New York Times announced that the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics was to be shared by Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, but they never received the award, it is rumored because neither man would consent to share the award with the other. And [http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1949/ item number three]. The 1949 Nobel Prize in Medicine was shared by Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz for the development of the frontal lobotomy. | S: [http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1926/ Item number one]. The 1926 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Johannes Fibiger for his discovery of "a cure for cancer." [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F03E7D91239E333A25755C0A9679D946496D6CF Item number two]. The New York Times announced that the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics was to be shared by Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, but they never received the award, it is rumored because neither man would consent to share the award with the other. And [http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1949/ item number three]. The 1949 Nobel Prize in Medicine was shared by Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz for the development of the frontal lobotomy. | ||
== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> == | == Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>(1:15:07)</small> == | ||
<blockquote>You can do magic with science, but you can't do science with magic.</blockquote> | <blockquote>You can do magic with science, but you can't do science with magic.</blockquote> | ||
Erica Dunning (Brian Dunning's daughter) | Erica Dunning (Brian Dunning's daughter) | ||
{{Outro1}} | {{Outro1}} | ||
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| SGU Episode 379 |
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| 20th October 2012 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
R: Rebecca Watson |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
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JIS: Jamy Ian Swiss |
| Quote of the Week |
You can do magic with science, but you can't do science with magic." - |
Erica Dunning (Brian Dunning's daughter) |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism (0:31)
- October 20, 1970: Norman Borlaug wins Nobel Peace prize for Green Revolution
News Items
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2:48)
DNA Half Life (5:39)
Simulated Universe (12:15)
Supersonic Jump (27:41)
Russian Geoglyph (36:10)
Who's That Noisy? (41:38)
- Answer to last week: Hulda Clarke
Interview with Jamy Ian Swiss (44:37)
Science or Fiction (1:02:15)
S: Item number one. The 1926 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Johannes Fibiger for his discovery of "a cure for cancer." Item number two. The New York Times announced that the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics was to be shared by Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, but they never received the award, it is rumored because neither man would consent to share the award with the other. And item number three. The 1949 Nobel Prize in Medicine was shared by Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz for the development of the frontal lobotomy.
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:15:07)
You can do magic with science, but you can't do science with magic.
Erica Dunning (Brian Dunning's daughter)
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