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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism ( )
News Items
Follow up on Global Warming ( )
NASA: NASA Study Finds World Warmth Edging Ancient Levels
New study confirms increase in solar activity in past century
Astronomy & Astrophysics: Meteorites record past solar activity
New Pictures of the Face on Mars ( )
European Space Agency: Mars Express - Cydonia - the face on Mars
I have monkeys in my pants ( )
LoweringTheBar.net: Endangered Species Rescued from Smuggler's Pants
Questions and Emails ( )
Lightening Rods ( )
Ashley Zinyk
Psychic Astrology ( )
Erich Meatleg
Interview with Joe Nickell ( )
Randi Speaks: Left Behind ( )
Science or Fiction ( )
- A newly published study shows that high levels of testosterone kills brain cells.
- A newly published review of prior research shows that the most effective method for getting people to adopt healthful behavior, such as quitting smoking, it to use both fear and shame.
- Researchers have discovered that tarantulas can produce silk from their feet.
Skeptical Puzzle ( )
A ash-bark perpetual motion machine was conceived a very long time ago.
Who proposed it?
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:16:43)
Pseudoscience is like a virus. At low levels, it's no big deal, but when it reaches a certain threshold it becomes sickening.
S: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by the New England Skeptical Society in association with the James Randi Educational Foundation. For more information on this and other episodes, please visit our website at www.theskepticsguide.org. Please send us your questions, suggestions, and other feedback; you can use the "Contact Us" page on our website, or you can send us an email to info@theskepticsguide.org'. 'Theorem' is produced by Kineto and is used with permission.
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