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== News Items ==
== News Items ==
=== Blue Moon Lunacy <small>()</small> ===
=== Blue Moon Lunacy <small>()</small> ===
* [http://www.livescience.com/22817-blue-moon-madness-myths.html Myth Busted: Does the Blue Moon Make Us Crazy?]
[http://www.livescience.com/22817-blue-moon-madness-myths.html LiveScience: Myth Busted: Does the Blue Moon Make Us Crazy?]


=== Bigfoot News <small>()</small> ===
=== Bigfoot News <small>()</small> ===
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/montana-man-trying-to-create-bigfoot-sighting-in-ghillie-suit-struck-and-killed-by-cars/2012/08/27/a9739d20-f0b5-11e1-b74c-84ed55e0300b_story.html Montana man trying to create bigfoot sighting in ghillie suit struck and killed by cars]
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/montana-man-trying-to-create-bigfoot-sighting-in-ghillie-suit-struck-and-killed-by-cars/2012/08/27/a9739d20-f0b5-11e1-b74c-84ed55e0300b_story.html Washington Post: Montana man trying to create bigfoot sighting in ghillie suit struck and killed by cars]


=== Negative Replication of Psi <small>()</small> ===
=== Negative Replication of Psi <small>()</small> ===
* [http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/the-power-of-replication-bems-psi-research/ The Power of Replication – Bems Psi Research]
[http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/the-power-of-replication-bems-psi-research/ Science Based Medicine: The Power of Replication – Bems Psi Research]


=== Baldness Cure <small>()</small> ===
=== Baldness Cure <small>()</small> ===
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9485807/Baldness-cure-could-be-on-shelves-in-two-years.html Baldness cure could be on shelves in two years]
[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9485807/Baldness-cure-could-be-on-shelves-in-two-years.html Telegraph: Baldness cure could be on shelves in two years]


=== Little Mass from Higgs <small>()</small> ===
=== Little Mass from Higgs <small>()</small> ===
* [http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2012/08/99-of-the-mass-of-the-visible-universe-not-explained-by-cerns-discovery-of-higgs-boson.html 99% of the Mass of the Visible Universe Not Explained by CERN's Discovery of Higgs Boson]
[http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2012/08/99-of-the-mass-of-the-visible-universe-not-explained-by-cerns-discovery-of-higgs-boson.html DailyGalaxy.com: 99% of the Mass of the Visible Universe Not Explained by CERN's Discovery of Higgs Boson]


=== UFO Over Illuminati Castle <small>()</small> ===
=== UFO Over Illuminati Castle <small>()</small> ===
* [http://beforeitsnews.com/unexplained-phenomena/2012/08/ufo-hovers-over-illuminati-castle-in-germany-3-different-angles-videos-2430254.html UFO Hovers Over Illuminati Castle In Germany: 3 Different Angles (Videos)]
[http://beforeitsnews.com/unexplained-phenomena/2012/08/ufo-hovers-over-illuminati-castle-in-germany-3-different-angles-videos-2430254.html Before It's News: UFO Hovers Over Illuminati Castle In Germany: 3 Different Angles (Videos)]


== Interview with Billy West <small>()</small> ==
== Interview with Billy West <small>()</small> ==

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Introduction

You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

This Day in Skepticism ()

September 8, 1966 - First Trek Episode Airs

News Items

Blue Moon Lunacy ()

LiveScience: Myth Busted: Does the Blue Moon Make Us Crazy?

Bigfoot News ()

Washington Post: Montana man trying to create bigfoot sighting in ghillie suit struck and killed by cars

Negative Replication of Psi ()

Science Based Medicine: The Power of Replication – Bems Psi Research

Baldness Cure ()

Telegraph: Baldness cure could be on shelves in two years

Little Mass from Higgs ()

DailyGalaxy.com: 99% of the Mass of the Visible Universe Not Explained by CERN's Discovery of Higgs Boson

UFO Over Illuminati Castle ()

Before It's News: UFO Hovers Over Illuminati Castle In Germany: 3 Different Angles (Videos)

Interview with Billy West ()

Talented voice actor Billy West, who does the voices of Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Renn and Stimpy, and other.

Science or Fiction ()

Item number one. Scientists have discovered Western Scrub Jays performing a funeral-like behavior when they discover one of their members has died. Item number two. A recent study finds that adults are more likely to accept a supernatural explanation than children. Item number three. Researchers find that the shape of the glass affects how drunk alcohol-drinkers become.

Live Q&A

SGU FAQ ()

Frequently asked questions at live events.

Homeopath pharmacist ()

What to when your pharmacist recommend homeopathy?

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity ()

Is it real?

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

All superstition is much the same whether it be that of astrology, dreams, omen, retributive judgment, or the like, in all of which the deluded believers observe events which are fulfilled, but neglect and pass over their failure, though it be much more common.

J: Francis Bacon, Novum Organum, 1620

Announcements ()

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References


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