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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>(00:47)</small> ==
* May 11, 1960: FDA announced its approval of the use of Enovid, the first commercial oral contraceptive.
* May 11, 1960: FDA announced its approval of the use of Enovid, the first commercial oral contraceptive.


== News Items ==
== News Items ==
=== Sylvia Browne Wrong Again <small>()</small>===
=== Sylvia Browne Wrong Again <small>(04:02)</small>===
* [http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/198315/psychic-sylvia-browne-told-amanda-berrys-mother-she-was-dead/ Psychic Sylvia Browne told Amanda Berry’s mother she was dead]
* [http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/198315/psychic-sylvia-browne-told-amanda-berrys-mother-she-was-dead/ Psychic Sylvia Browne told Amanda Berry’s mother she was dead]


=== Cosmic Rays and Lightening <small>()</small>===
=== Cosmic Rays and Lightning <small>(13:12)</small>===
* [http://phys.org/news/2013-05-russian-evidence-notion-lightning-cosmic.html Russian researchers find more evidence to support notion that lightning is caused by cosmic rays]
* [http://phys.org/news/2013-05-russian-evidence-notion-lightning-cosmic.html Russian researchers find more evidence to support notion that lightning is caused by cosmic rays]


=== Cicadas Return <small>()</small>===
=== Cicadas Return <small>(18:20)</small>===
* [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_CICADA_INVASION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-05-06-14-19-13 East about to be overrun by billions of cicadas]
* [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_CICADA_INVASION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-05-06-14-19-13 East about to be overrun by billions of cicadas]


== Who's That Noisy? <small>()</small>==
== Who's That Noisy? <small>(28:10)</small>==
* Answer to last week: Alexander Graham Bell
* Answer to last week: Alexander Graham Bell


== Interview with Don McLeroy <small>()</small> ==
== Interview with Don McLeroy <small>(32:26)</small> ==
* http://www.therevisionariesmovie.com/
* http://www.therevisionariesmovie.com/


== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> ==
== Science or Fiction <small>(1:04:41)</small> ==
[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130506114052.htm Item #1]:  A new study finds that men who marry younger women are less intelligent, less attractive, and less wealthy than men who marry women closer in age.
[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130506114052.htm Item #1]:  A new study finds that men who marry younger women are less intelligent, less attractive, and less wealthy than men who marry women closer in age.
[http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/gu-insulin-2013/ Item #2]:  Researchers have developed an intelligent nano-network drug release system that can effectively control blood sugar in diabetics for one week from a single injection.
[http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/gu-insulin-2013/ Item #2]:  Researchers have developed an intelligent nano-network drug release system that can effectively control blood sugar in diabetics for one week from a single injection.
And [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130504163304.htm item #3]:  New evidence suggests that toothbrushes are a major source of outbreaks of strep throat and other respiratory infections.  
And [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130504163304.htm item #3]:  New evidence suggests that toothbrushes are a major source of outbreaks of strep throat and other respiratory infections.  


== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> ==
== Announcements <small>(1:19:56)</small> ==
Rebecca at Women in Atheism conference
 
== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>(1:20:26)</small> ==
<blockquote>For all its beauty, honesty, and effectiveness at improving the human condition, science demands a terrible price—that we accept what experiments tell us about the universe, whether we like it or not. It’s about consensus and teamwork and respectful critical argument, working with, and through, natural law. It requires that we utter, frequently, those hateful words—'I might be wrong.'</blockquote>
<blockquote>For all its beauty, honesty, and effectiveness at improving the human condition, science demands a terrible price—that we accept what experiments tell us about the universe, whether we like it or not. It’s about consensus and teamwork and respectful critical argument, working with, and through, natural law. It requires that we utter, frequently, those hateful words—'I might be wrong.'</blockquote>
J: David Brin!
J: David Brin!
== Announcements <small>()</small> ==


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SGU Episode 408
11th May 2013
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SGU 407                      SGU 409

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

R: Rebecca Watson

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guest

DM: Don McLeroy

Quote of the Week

For all its beauty, honesty, and effectiveness at improving the human condition, science demands a terrible price—that we accept what experiments tell us about the universe, whether we like it or not. It’s about consensus and teamwork and respectful critical argument, working with, and through, natural law. It requires that we utter, frequently, those hateful words—'I might be wrong.'

David Brin

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Introduction

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

This Day in Skepticism (00:47)

  • May 11, 1960: FDA announced its approval of the use of Enovid, the first commercial oral contraceptive.

News Items

Sylvia Browne Wrong Again (04:02)

Cosmic Rays and Lightning (13:12)

Cicadas Return (18:20)

Who's That Noisy? (28:10)

  • Answer to last week: Alexander Graham Bell

Interview with Don McLeroy (32:26)

Science or Fiction (1:04:41)

Item #1: A new study finds that men who marry younger women are less intelligent, less attractive, and less wealthy than men who marry women closer in age. Item #2: Researchers have developed an intelligent nano-network drug release system that can effectively control blood sugar in diabetics for one week from a single injection. And item #3: New evidence suggests that toothbrushes are a major source of outbreaks of strep throat and other respiratory infections.

Announcements (1:19:56)

Rebecca at Women in Atheism conference

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:20:26)

For all its beauty, honesty, and effectiveness at improving the human condition, science demands a terrible price—that we accept what experiments tell us about the universe, whether we like it or not. It’s about consensus and teamwork and respectful critical argument, working with, and through, natural law. It requires that we utter, frequently, those hateful words—'I might be wrong.'

J: David Brin!

S: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by SGU Productions, dedicated to promoting science and critical thinking. For more information on this and other episodes, please visit our website at theskepticsguide.org, where you will find the show notes as well as links to our blogs, videos, online forum, and other content. You can send us feedback or questions to info@theskepticsguide.org. Also, please consider supporting the SGU by visiting the store page on our website, where you will find merchandise, premium content, and subscription information. Our listeners are what make SGU possible.


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