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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>(1:56)</small> == | ||
* July 20th, 1976: Viking 1 lands on Mars | * July 20th, 1976: Viking 1 lands on Mars | ||
== Special Report: Grand Canyon <small>()</small> == | == Special Report: Grand Canyon <small>(3:50)</small> == | ||
* Evan and Steve share their recent visit to the grand canyon and some recent science. | * Evan and Steve share their recent visit to the grand canyon and some recent science. | ||
== News Items == | == News Items == | ||
=== End of Life on Earth <small>()</small>=== | === End of Life on Earth <small>(12:27)</small>=== | ||
* http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/07/02/New-date-set-for-end-of-life-on-Earth-in-2-billion-years/UPI-79451372808237/ | * http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/07/02/New-date-set-for-end-of-life-on-Earth-in-2-billion-years/UPI-79451372808237/ | ||
=== Sailing Stones of Death Valley <small>()</small>=== | === Sailing Stones of Death Valley <small>(18:12)</small>=== | ||
* http://www.livescience.com/37492-sailing-stones-death-valley-moving-rocks.html | * http://www.livescience.com/37492-sailing-stones-death-valley-moving-rocks.html | ||
=== Scrotal Evolution <small>()</small>=== | === Scrotal Evolution <small>(24:04)</small>=== | ||
* http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/07/are_testicles_external_for_cooling_galloping_display_or_something_else.html | * http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/07/are_testicles_external_for_cooling_galloping_display_or_something_else.html | ||
=== Naming Pluto's Moons <small>()</small>=== | === Naming Pluto's Moons <small>(33:00)</small>=== | ||
* http://www.space.com/21814-pluto-moons-named-kerberos-styx.html | * http://www.space.com/21814-pluto-moons-named-kerberos-styx.html | ||
== Interview with James Randi and Jamy Ian Swiss <small>()</small> == | == Interview with James Randi and Jamy Ian Swiss <small>(35:46)</small> == | ||
* http://www.randi.org | * http://www.randi.org | ||
* http://honestliar.com/ | * http://honestliar.com/ | ||
== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> == | == Science or Fiction <small>(55:48)</small> == | ||
Item #1: Scientists have successfully transplanted insulin-producing islet cells from one species to another which survived without the use of immunosuppressive drugs. | Item #1: Scientists have successfully transplanted insulin-producing islet cells from one species to another which survived without the use of immunosuppressive drugs. | ||
Item #2: For the first time astronomers have identified the color of an exoplanet - a blue world that may get its color from raining glass. | Item #2: For the first time astronomers have identified the color of an exoplanet - a blue world that may get its color from raining glass. | ||
Item #3: Researchers report they have successfully treated a genetic disorder in two patients by deliberately infecting them with HIV. | Item #3: Researchers report they have successfully treated a genetic disorder in two patients by deliberately infecting them with HIV. | ||
== Questions <small>()</small> == | == Questions <small>(1:10:08)</small> == | ||
=== Question #1: Cynicism <small>()</small>=== | === Question #1: Cynicism <small>(1:10:38)</small>=== | ||
* What is it that stops you from slipping into cynicism? How come you don't wake up every day and say, "Ah, screw it - let the gullible people fend for themselves and I'll be OK." | * What is it that stops you from slipping into cynicism? How come you don't wake up every day and say, "Ah, screw it - let the gullible people fend for themselves and I'll be OK." | ||
=== Question #2: Monsanto <small>()</small>=== | === Question #2: Monsanto <small>(1:12:49)</small>=== | ||
== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> == | == Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>(1:15:21)</small> == | ||
<blockquote>If you strip the horrors of history from history, the flip side of that is you strip the nobility of rising above such horrors.</blockquote> | <blockquote>If you strip the horrors of history from history, the flip side of that is you strip the nobility of rising above such horrors.</blockquote> | ||
J: Perry DeAngelis! | J: Perry DeAngelis! | ||
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| SGU Episode 418 |
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| 20th July 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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JR: James Randi |
JS: Jamy Ian Swiss |
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If you strip the horrors of history from history, the flip side of that is you strip the nobility of rising above such horrors. |
Perry DeAngelis |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism (1:56)
- July 20th, 1976: Viking 1 lands on Mars
Special Report: Grand Canyon (3:50)
- Evan and Steve share their recent visit to the grand canyon and some recent science.
News Items
End of Life on Earth (12:27)
Sailing Stones of Death Valley (18:12)
Scrotal Evolution (24:04)
Naming Pluto's Moons (33:00)
Interview with James Randi and Jamy Ian Swiss (35:46)
Science or Fiction (55:48)
Item #1: Scientists have successfully transplanted insulin-producing islet cells from one species to another which survived without the use of immunosuppressive drugs. Item #2: For the first time astronomers have identified the color of an exoplanet - a blue world that may get its color from raining glass. Item #3: Researchers report they have successfully treated a genetic disorder in two patients by deliberately infecting them with HIV.
Questions (1:10:08)
Question #1: Cynicism (1:10:38)
- What is it that stops you from slipping into cynicism? How come you don't wake up every day and say, "Ah, screw it - let the gullible people fend for themselves and I'll be OK."
Question #2: Monsanto (1:12:49)
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:15:21)
If you strip the horrors of history from history, the flip side of that is you strip the nobility of rising above such horrors.
J: Perry DeAngelis!
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