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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>(4:38)</small> == | ||
* July 14, 1960 - Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild. | * July 14, 1960 - Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild. | ||
== News Items == | == News Items == | ||
=== UFOs on National Geo <small>()</small>=== | === UFOs on National Geo <small>(10:13)</small>=== | ||
[http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/chasing-ufos/five-good-reasons-to-believe-in-ufos/ National Geographic: Five Good Reasons to Believe in UFOs] | [http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/chasing-ufos/five-good-reasons-to-believe-in-ufos/ National Geographic: Five Good Reasons to Believe in UFOs] | ||
=== Seeing Inside Tissue <small>()</small>=== | === Seeing Inside Tissue <small>(32:32)</small>=== | ||
[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120626114322.htm ScienceDaily: Seeing Inside Tissue for No-Cut Surgeries] | [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120626114322.htm ScienceDaily: Seeing Inside Tissue for No-Cut Surgeries] | ||
=== GOP Opposes Critical Thinking <small>()</small>=== | === GOP Opposes Critical Thinking <small>(39:46)</small>=== | ||
[http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/anti-science-as-a-political-platform/ Neurologica: Anti-Science as a Political Platform] | [http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/anti-science-as-a-political-platform/ Neurologica: Anti-Science as a Political Platform] | ||
=== Alternative Chocolate <small>()</small>=== | === Alternative Chocolate <small>(47:39)</small>=== | ||
[http://tjomlid.com/2012/06/28/xocai-the-nasty-tale-of-a-norwegian-chocolate-mafia/ unfiltered perception: Xocai – the nasty tale of a Norwegian chocolate mafia] | [http://tjomlid.com/2012/06/28/xocai-the-nasty-tale-of-a-norwegian-chocolate-mafia/ unfiltered perception: Xocai – the nasty tale of a Norwegian chocolate mafia] | ||
== Who's That Noisy? <small>()</small>== | == Who's That Noisy? <small>(57:58)</small>== | ||
* Answer to last week: Victor Zammit | * Answer to last week: Victor Zammit | ||
== Questions and Emails == | == Questions and Emails == | ||
=== Space Mining <small>()</small>=== | === Space Mining <small>(1:00:27)</small>=== | ||
<blockquote>I listened with interest to your interview about future possible mining of asteroids. There was however a question left unanswered. Perhaps it it something you could talk a little about on the SGU? What is the legal status for space mining? Is it a free-for-all? Can anybody with a rocket and a shovel mine any celestial body? Take for example the hypothetical platimum-asteroid. If a US company landed on one side of the asteroid and began mining and a chinese company (or government) landed on the other side, what would be the legal situation? And let's not forget the american flag that was put on the moon in '69. Does that prohibit the swiss from going there to mine all that cheese that Jay talked about? best regards Charlie K?mpe from Frantorp, Sweden</blockquote> | <blockquote>I listened with interest to your interview about future possible mining of asteroids. There was however a question left unanswered. Perhaps it it something you could talk a little about on the SGU? What is the legal status for space mining? Is it a free-for-all? Can anybody with a rocket and a shovel mine any celestial body? Take for example the hypothetical platimum-asteroid. If a US company landed on one side of the asteroid and began mining and a chinese company (or government) landed on the other side, what would be the legal situation? And let's not forget the american flag that was put on the moon in '69. Does that prohibit the swiss from going there to mine all that cheese that Jay talked about? best regards Charlie K?mpe from Frantorp, Sweden</blockquote> | ||
== Science or Fiction <small>( )</small> == | == Science or Fiction <small>(1:03:09)</small> == | ||
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18449711 Item number one]. Archaeologists have discovered the oldest example of cave art, dating back 40,800 years BP. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440310001986 Item number two]. The earliest evidence of copper smelting was recently discovered in Eastern Serbia and dates to 7,000 years BP. And [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120629142412.htm item number three]. Archaeologists have discovered the oldest evidence of archery, a yew bow dating back 7,400 years BP. | [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18449711 Item number one]. Archaeologists have discovered the oldest example of cave art, dating back 40,800 years BP. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440310001986 Item number two]. The earliest evidence of copper smelting was recently discovered in Eastern Serbia and dates to 7,000 years BP. And [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120629142412.htm item number three]. Archaeologists have discovered the oldest evidence of archery, a yew bow dating back 7,400 years BP. | ||
== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> == | == Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>(1:16:07)</small> == | ||
<blockquote>The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent; but if we can come to terms with this indifference and accept the challenges of life within the boundaries of death--however mutable man may be able to make them--our existence as a species can have a genuine meaning and fulfillment. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.</blockquote> | <blockquote>The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent; but if we can come to terms with this indifference and accept the challenges of life within the boundaries of death--however mutable man may be able to make them--our existence as a species can have a genuine meaning and fulfillment. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.</blockquote> | ||
Stanley Kubrick | Stanley Kubrick | ||
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism (4:38)
- July 14, 1960 - Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild.
News Items
UFOs on National Geo (10:13)
National Geographic: Five Good Reasons to Believe in UFOs
Seeing Inside Tissue (32:32)
ScienceDaily: Seeing Inside Tissue for No-Cut Surgeries
GOP Opposes Critical Thinking (39:46)
Neurologica: Anti-Science as a Political Platform
Alternative Chocolate (47:39)
unfiltered perception: Xocai – the nasty tale of a Norwegian chocolate mafia
Who's That Noisy? (57:58)
- Answer to last week: Victor Zammit
Questions and Emails
Space Mining (1:00:27)
I listened with interest to your interview about future possible mining of asteroids. There was however a question left unanswered. Perhaps it it something you could talk a little about on the SGU? What is the legal status for space mining? Is it a free-for-all? Can anybody with a rocket and a shovel mine any celestial body? Take for example the hypothetical platimum-asteroid. If a US company landed on one side of the asteroid and began mining and a chinese company (or government) landed on the other side, what would be the legal situation? And let's not forget the american flag that was put on the moon in '69. Does that prohibit the swiss from going there to mine all that cheese that Jay talked about? best regards Charlie K?mpe from Frantorp, Sweden
Science or Fiction (1:03:09)
Item number one. Archaeologists have discovered the oldest example of cave art, dating back 40,800 years BP. Item number two. The earliest evidence of copper smelting was recently discovered in Eastern Serbia and dates to 7,000 years BP. And item number three. Archaeologists have discovered the oldest evidence of archery, a yew bow dating back 7,400 years BP.
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:16:07)
The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent; but if we can come to terms with this indifference and accept the challenges of life within the boundaries of death--however mutable man may be able to make them--our existence as a species can have a genuine meaning and fulfillment. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.
Stanley Kubrick
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