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=== Neanderthal Baby <small>()</small>=== | === Neanderthal Baby <small>()</small>=== | ||
[http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/25/church-clone-neanderthal-rumors/ The Crimson: | [http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/25/church-clone-neanderthal-rumors/ The Crimson: HMS Professor Quashes Neanderthal Cloning Rumors] | ||
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Item #1 | [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21091066 Item #1]: Scientists have found functional quadruple helix DNA in humans. | ||
Item #2 | [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. | ||
Item #3 | [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>()</small> == | ||
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| SGU Episode 393 |
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| 26th Jan 2013 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
R: Rebecca Watson |
J: Jay Novella |
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. |
| Links |
| Download Podcast |
| SGU Podcast archive |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism ()
Jan 26, 1697: Isaac Newton took one day to solve the Brachistochrone curve
News Items
Manti Te'o Hoax ()
River on Mars ()
Slashgear: Scientists Uncover Massive River on Mars
Neanderthal Baby ()
The Crimson: HMS Professor Quashes Neanderthal Cloning Rumors
Special Report: Nikola Tesla ()
Brian Dunning reports on the mysterious Tesla
Who's That Noisy? ()
Answer to last week: Knife on glass
Questions and Emails ()
Question 1: Corrections ()
Corrections: Vomitorium
Interview with Zack Kopplin ()
Louisiana student who is fighting back against creationism in his home state.
Interview with Lizzie Li Taylor ()
The translator and voice of Skeptoid Chinese
Science or Fiction ()
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 ()
By doubting we all come at truth.
Cicero
Announcements ()
References
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