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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>(0:51)</small> ==
Jan 26, 1697: Isaac Newton took one day to solve the Brachistochrone curve
Jan 26, 1697: Isaac Newton took one day to solve the Brachistochrone curve


== News Items ==
== News Items ==
=== Manti Te'o Hoax <small>()</small>===
=== Manti Te'o Hoax <small>(7:22)</small>===


[http://deadspin.com/5976517/manti-teos-dead-girlfriend-the-most-heartbreaking-and-inspirational-story-of-the-college-football-season-is-a-hoax Deadspin: Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend, the Most Heartbreaking and Inspirational Story of the College Football Season is a Hoax]
[http://deadspin.com/5976517/manti-teos-dead-girlfriend-the-most-heartbreaking-and-inspirational-story-of-the-college-football-season-is-a-hoax Deadspin: Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend, the Most Heartbreaking and Inspirational Story of the College Football Season is a Hoax]


=== River on Mars <small>()</small>===
=== River on Mars <small>(19:47)</small>===


[http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-uncover-massive-river-on-mars-19265944/ Slashgear: Scientists Uncover Massive River on Mars]
[http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-uncover-massive-river-on-mars-19265944/ Slashgear: Scientists Uncover Massive River on Mars]


=== Neanderthal Baby <small>()</small>===
=== Neanderthal Baby <small>(25:17)</small>===


[http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/25/church-clone-neanderthal-rumors/ The Crimson: HMS Professor Quashes Neanderthal Cloning Rumors]
[http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/25/church-clone-neanderthal-rumors/ The Crimson: HMS Professor Quashes Neanderthal Cloning Rumors]


== Special Report: Nikola Tesla <small>()</small> ==
== Special Report: Nikola Tesla <small>(30:22)</small> ==


Brian Dunning reports on the mysterious Tesla
Brian Dunning reports on the mysterious Tesla


== Who's That Noisy? <small>()</small>==
== Who's That Noisy? <small>(36:55)</small>==


Answer to last week: Knife on glass  
Answer to last week: Knife on glass  


== Questions and Emails <small>()</small> ==
== Questions and Emails ==
=== Question 1: Corrections <small>()</small>===
=== Question 1: Corrections <small>(40:34)</small>===
Corrections: Vomitorium
Corrections: Vomitorium


== Interview with Zack Kopplin <small>()</small> ==
== Interview with Zack Kopplin <small>(43:17)</small> ==
Louisiana student who is fighting back against creationism in his home state.
Louisiana student who is fighting back against creationism in his home state.


== Interview with Lizzie Li Taylor <small>()</small> ==
== Interview with Lizzie Li Taylor <small>(53:05)</small> ==
The translator and voice of Skeptoid Chinese  
The translator and voice of Skeptoid Chinese  


== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> ==
== Science or Fiction <small>(1:04:15)</small> ==
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21091066 Item #1]: Scientists have found functional quadruple helix DNA in humans.
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21091066 Item #1]: Scientists have found functional quadruple helix DNA in humans.
[http://www.monash.edu.au/news/show/gastric-banding-an-effective-long-term-solution-to-obesity Item #2]: In a 15-year follow up study of laparoscopic gastric banding for obesity, the longest study to date, the procedure was found to produce no significant long-term weight loss.
[http://www.monash.edu.au/news/show/gastric-banding-an-effective-long-term-solution-to-obesity Item #2]: In a 15-year follow up study of laparoscopic gastric banding for obesity, the longest study to date, the procedure was found to produce no significant long-term weight loss.
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23268715 Item #3]: A new analysis finds that, as a source of electricity, current photovoltaics are about 30 times more land-use efficient than even the highest yield biofuel crops.
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23268715 Item #3]: A new analysis finds that, as a source of electricity, current photovoltaics are about 30 times more land-use efficient than even the highest yield biofuel crops.


== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> ==
== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>(1:17:57)</small> ==
<blockquote>By doubting we all come at truth.</blockquote>
<blockquote>By doubting we all come at truth.</blockquote>
Cicero
Cicero
== Announcements <small>()</small> ==


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SGU Episode 393
26th Jan 2013
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SGU 392                      SGU 394

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

R: Rebecca Watson

E: Evan Bernstein

Guests

BD: Brian Dunning

ZK: Zack Kopplin

LT: Lizzie Li Taylor

Quote of the Week

By doubting we all come at truth.

Cicero

Links
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SGU Podcast archive
Forum Discussion


Introduction

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

This Day in Skepticism (0:51)

Jan 26, 1697: Isaac Newton took one day to solve the Brachistochrone curve

News Items

Manti Te'o Hoax (7:22)

Deadspin: Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend, the Most Heartbreaking and Inspirational Story of the College Football Season is a Hoax

River on Mars (19:47)

Slashgear: Scientists Uncover Massive River on Mars

Neanderthal Baby (25:17)

The Crimson: HMS Professor Quashes Neanderthal Cloning Rumors

Special Report: Nikola Tesla (30:22)

Brian Dunning reports on the mysterious Tesla

Who's That Noisy? (36:55)

Answer to last week: Knife on glass

Questions and Emails

Question 1: Corrections (40:34)

Corrections: Vomitorium

Interview with Zack Kopplin (43:17)

Louisiana student who is fighting back against creationism in his home state.

Interview with Lizzie Li Taylor (53:05)

The translator and voice of Skeptoid Chinese

Science or Fiction (1:04:15)

Item #1: Scientists have found functional quadruple helix DNA in humans. Item #2: In a 15-year follow up study of laparoscopic gastric banding for obesity, the longest study to date, the procedure was found to produce no significant long-term weight loss. Item #3: A new analysis finds that, as a source of electricity, current photovoltaics are about 30 times more land-use efficient than even the highest yield biofuel crops.

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:17:57)

By doubting we all come at truth.

Cicero

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References


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