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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>(0:57)</small> == | ||
* February 23, 1927 - German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time. | * February 23, 1927 - German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time. | ||
== News Items == | == News Items == | ||
=== Russian Meteor <small>()</small>=== | === Russian Meteor <small>(5:59)</small>=== | ||
* [http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50141258n Dashboard cams capture Russian meteor] | * [http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50141258n Dashboard cams capture Russian meteor] | ||
=== Spontaneous Human Combustion <small>()</small>=== | === Spontaneous Human Combustion <small>(17:25)</small>=== | ||
* [http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/offbeat/16188672/spontaneous-combustion-theory-in-mans-death/ Spontaneous combustion theory in man's death] | * [http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/offbeat/16188672/spontaneous-combustion-theory-in-mans-death/ Spontaneous combustion theory in man's death] | ||
=== Cosmos Unstable <small>()</small>=== | === Cosmos Unstable <small>(24:05)</small>=== | ||
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21499765 Cosmos may be 'inherently unstable'] | * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21499765 Cosmos may be 'inherently unstable'] | ||
=== Bigfoot DNA Published <small>()</small>=== | === Bigfoot DNA Published <small>(31:51)</small>=== | ||
* [http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/02/17/bigfoot-dna-study-seeks-yeti-rights/ 'Bigfoot DNA' study seeks Yeti rights] | * [http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/02/17/bigfoot-dna-study-seeks-yeti-rights/ 'Bigfoot DNA' study seeks Yeti rights] | ||
=== Intellectually Lazy <small>()</small>=== | === Intellectually Lazy <small>(36:37)</small>=== | ||
* [http://www.springer.com/about+springer/media/springer+select?SGWID=0-11001-6-1408044-0 We know when we’re being lazy thinkers] | * [http://www.springer.com/about+springer/media/springer+select?SGWID=0-11001-6-1408044-0 We know when we’re being lazy thinkers] | ||
== Who's That Noisy? <small>()</small>== | == Who's That Noisy? <small>(45:32)</small>== | ||
* Puzzle: There are three switches downstairs. Each corresponds to one of the three light bulbs in the attic. You can not see the lights in the attic from where the switches are located. You can turn the switches on and off and leave them in any position. How would you identify which switch corresponds to which light bulb, if you are only allowed one trip upstairs? | * Puzzle: There are three switches downstairs. Each corresponds to one of the three light bulbs in the attic. You can not see the lights in the attic from where the switches are located. You can turn the switches on and off and leave them in any position. How would you identify which switch corresponds to which light bulb, if you are only allowed one trip upstairs? | ||
== Special Report: Retro Futurism <small>()</small> == | == Special Report: Retro Futurism <small>(50:43)</small> == | ||
* [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/02/walter-cronkite-demonstrates-the-home-of-the-future-in-1967/273039/ Walter Cronkite Demonstrates the Home of the Future in 1967] | * [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/02/walter-cronkite-demonstrates-the-home-of-the-future-in-1967/273039/ Walter Cronkite Demonstrates the Home of the Future in 1967] | ||
== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> == | == Science or Fiction <small>(59:06)</small> == | ||
[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219091005.htm Item number one]. Researchers have demonstrated that the teeth of toothed whales are not related to other mammalian teeth but have a distinct embryological derivation. | [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219091005.htm Item number one]. Researchers have demonstrated that the teeth of toothed whales are not related to other mammalian teeth but have a distinct embryological derivation. | ||
[http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1205544 Item number two]. A new study finds that a magnetic bracelet-like device was effective in reducing esophageal reflux. | [http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1205544 Item number two]. A new study finds that a magnetic bracelet-like device was effective in reducing esophageal reflux. | ||
And [http://canal.ugr.es/social-economic-and-legal-sciences/item/63121 item number three]. New research finds that bilingual children have greater working memory and executive function than their monolingual counterparts. | And [http://canal.ugr.es/social-economic-and-legal-sciences/item/63121 item number three]. New research finds that bilingual children have greater working memory and executive function than their monolingual counterparts. | ||
== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> == | == Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>(1:14:53)</small> == | ||
<blockquote>The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.</blockquote> | <blockquote>The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.</blockquote> | ||
Winston Churchill | Winston Churchill | ||
== Announcements <small>()</small> == | == Announcements == | ||
=== NECSS 2013 <small>(15:28)</small> === | |||
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| SGU Episode 397 |
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| 23rd February 2013 |
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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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The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism (0:57)
- February 23, 1927 - German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time.
News Items
Russian Meteor (5:59)
Spontaneous Human Combustion (17:25)
Cosmos Unstable (24:05)
Bigfoot DNA Published (31:51)
Intellectually Lazy (36:37)
Who's That Noisy? (45:32)
- Puzzle: There are three switches downstairs. Each corresponds to one of the three light bulbs in the attic. You can not see the lights in the attic from where the switches are located. You can turn the switches on and off and leave them in any position. How would you identify which switch corresponds to which light bulb, if you are only allowed one trip upstairs?
Special Report: Retro Futurism (50:43)
Science or Fiction (59:06)
Item number one. Researchers have demonstrated that the teeth of toothed whales are not related to other mammalian teeth but have a distinct embryological derivation. Item number two. A new study finds that a magnetic bracelet-like device was effective in reducing esophageal reflux. And item number three. New research finds that bilingual children have greater working memory and executive function than their monolingual counterparts.
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:14:53)
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
Winston Churchill
Announcements
NECSS 2013 (15:28)
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