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== Special Report: Richard Wiseman on his Dream Research <small>(0:44)</small> == | == Special Report: Richard Wiseman on his Dream Research <small>(0:44)</small> == | ||
* Richard updates us on his dream research and the iPhone app - Dream | * Richard updates us on his dream research and the iPhone app - [http://www.dreamonapp.com/ Dream:ON] | ||
== This Day in Skepticism <small>(13:34)</small> == | == This Day in Skepticism <small>(13:34)</small> == | ||
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=== Aspartame Study <small>(26:30)</small>=== | === Aspartame Study <small>(26:30)</small>=== | ||
* http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/24/14674053-harvard-hospital-admits-it-promoted-weak-science-on-aspartame?lite | * [http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/24/14674053-harvard-hospital-admits-it-promoted-weak-science-on-aspartame?lite Harvard hospital admits it promoted weak science on aspartame] | ||
=== Being a Psychopath <small>(32:57)</small>=== | === Being a Psychopath <small>(32:57)</small>=== | ||
* http://thedailybanter.com/2012/11/the-benefits-of-being-a-psychopath/ | * [http://thedailybanter.com/2012/11/the-benefits-of-being-a-psychopath/ The Benefits of Being a Psychopath] | ||
=== Type Ia Supernova <small>(45:19)</small>=== | === Type Ia Supernova <small>(45:19)</small>=== | ||
* http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112720890/supernova-birth-white-widow-102612/ | * [http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112720890/supernova-birth-white-widow-102612/ White Widow Theory Could Explain Type Ia Supernovae Birth] | ||
=== Fecal Transplants <small>(55:56)</small>=== | === Fecal Transplants <small>(55:56)</small>=== | ||
* http://www.plospathogens.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1002995 | * [http://www.plospathogens.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1002995 Targeted Restoration of the Intestinal Microbiota with a Simple, Defined Bacteriotherapy Resolves Relapsing Clostridium difficile Disease in Mice] | ||
== Science or Fiction <small>(1:03:30)</small> == | == Science or Fiction <small>(1:03:30)</small> == | ||
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| SGU Episode 384 |
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| 24th November 2012 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Guest |
RW: Richard Wiseman |
| Quote of the Week |
The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom but to set a limit to infinite error. |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Special Report: Richard Wiseman on his Dream Research (0:44)
- Richard updates us on his dream research and the iPhone app - Dream:ON
This Day in Skepticism (13:34)
- November 24, 1859: On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, is published
News Items
Aspartame Study (26:30)
Being a Psychopath (32:57)
Type Ia Supernova (45:19)
Fecal Transplants (55:56)
Science or Fiction (1:03:30)
Item number one. Some sharks can change their shape by inflating their body with water or air. Item number two. Some shark's poop comes out in a spiral pattern. Item number three. Some sharks can vomit out their own stomachs. Item number four. Sharks do not get cancer which is why cancer researchers frequently study them. And item number five. Sharks are affected by the Moon, leading them to kill more people.
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:14:14)
The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom but to set a limit to infinite error.
Bertolt Brecht
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