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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>(0:33)</small> == | ||
* September 29, 1954: CERN is created | * September 29, 1954: CERN is created | ||
== News Items == | == News Items == | ||
=== Ig Nobels 2012 <small>()</small> === | === Ig Nobels 2012 <small>(2:18)</small> === | ||
* [http://www.improbable.com/ig/winners/ Improbable Research] | * [http://www.improbable.com/ig/winners/ Improbable Research] | ||
=== GM Corn Rat Study <small>()</small> === | === GM Corn Rat Study <small>(13:45)</small> === | ||
* [http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-gm-corn-rat-study/ Neurologica: The GM Corn Rat Study] | * [http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-gm-corn-rat-study/ Neurologica: The GM Corn Rat Study] | ||
=== HIV and Faith Healing <small>()</small> === | === HIV and Faith Healing <small>(24:22)</small> === | ||
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19656649 BBC news: Faith Leaders Across England in 'HIV Healing' Claims] | * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19656649 BBC news: Faith Leaders Across England in 'HIV Healing' Claims] | ||
=== Emoticon Turns 30 <small>()</small> === | === Emoticon Turns 30 <small>(34:22)</small> === | ||
* [http://digitallife.today.com/_news/2012/09/20/13989898-the-emoticon-is-30-years-old Digital Life, MSN: The Emoticon is 30 Years Old ;-)] | * [http://digitallife.today.com/_news/2012/09/20/13989898-the-emoticon-is-30-years-old Digital Life, MSN: The Emoticon is 30 Years Old ;-)] | ||
=== CSICon Private Recording <small>()</small> === | === CSICon Private Recording <small>(38:19)</small> === | ||
* [http://www.skepticalrobot.com/ticket-to-sgu-recording-DC/ SkepticalRobot.com: Ticket to SGU Recording at CSICon] | * [http://www.skepticalrobot.com/ticket-to-sgu-recording-DC/ SkepticalRobot.com: Ticket to SGU Recording at CSICon] | ||
== Who's That Noisy <small>()</small> == | == Who's That Noisy <small>(39:42)</small> == | ||
* Answer to last week: Warp core from Enterprise TNG | * Answer to last week: Warp core from Enterprise TNG | ||
== Interview with Pamela Gay <small>()</small> == | == Interview with Pamela Gay <small>(42:00)</small> == | ||
== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> == | == Science or Fiction <small>(58:16)</small> == | ||
[http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/halo/ Item #1]: Astronomers may have solved the "missing baryon problem" with the discovery of a halo of hot gas surrounding the Milky Way galaxy. | [http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/halo/ Item #1]: Astronomers may have solved the "missing baryon problem" with the discovery of a halo of hot gas surrounding the Milky Way galaxy. | ||
[http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/utoday/september24-2012/melting Item #2]: This year's peak Arctic ice melt is the greatest since records have been kept, and likely the greatest in a million years. | [http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/utoday/september24-2012/melting Item #2]: This year's peak Arctic ice melt is the greatest since records have been kept, and likely the greatest in a million years. | ||
[http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/09/24/a-clock-that-will-last-forever/ Item #3]: Physicists have built a 4-dimensional "space-time crystal" that can be used to keep perfect time until the end of the universe. | [http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/09/24/a-clock-that-will-last-forever/ Item #3]: Physicists have built a 4-dimensional "space-time crystal" that can be used to keep perfect time until the end of the universe. | ||
== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> == | == Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>(1:12:10)</small> == | ||
<blockquote>An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. 'Can they be brought together?' This is a practical question. We must get down to it. 'I despise intelligence' really means: 'I cannot bear my doubts.'</blockquote> | <blockquote>An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. 'Can they be brought together?' This is a practical question. We must get down to it. 'I despise intelligence' really means: 'I cannot bear my doubts.'</blockquote> | ||
Albert Camus | Albert Camus |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism (0:33)
- September 29, 1954: CERN is created
News Items
Ig Nobels 2012 (2:18)
GM Corn Rat Study (13:45)
HIV and Faith Healing (24:22)
Emoticon Turns 30 (34:22)
CSICon Private Recording (38:19)
Who's That Noisy (39:42)
- Answer to last week: Warp core from Enterprise TNG
Interview with Pamela Gay (42:00)
Science or Fiction (58:16)
Item #1: Astronomers may have solved the "missing baryon problem" with the discovery of a halo of hot gas surrounding the Milky Way galaxy. Item #2: This year's peak Arctic ice melt is the greatest since records have been kept, and likely the greatest in a million years. Item #3: Physicists have built a 4-dimensional "space-time crystal" that can be used to keep perfect time until the end of the universe.
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:12:10)
An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. 'Can they be brought together?' This is a practical question. We must get down to it. 'I despise intelligence' really means: 'I cannot bear my doubts.'
Albert Camus
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