SGU Episode 527

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SGU Episode 527
August 15th 2015
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SGU 526                      SGU 528
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
When kids look up to great scientists the way they do to great musicians and actors, civilization will jump to the next level.
Brian Greene
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Introduction

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

Forgotten Superheroes of Science ()

• Marie Thorp: Geologist who discovered the Mid Atlantic Ridge which was key to the confirmation of Plate Tectonics

News Items

Skin Cells into Brain Cells ()

• http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2015/08/chemical-treatment-transforms-skin-cells-neurons

Registering Studies ()

• http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/registering-studies-reduces-positive-outcomes/

Search Engines Influence Elections ()

• http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2015/08/internet-search-engines-may-be-influencing-elections

Picture of Earth and Moon ()

• http://www.theskepticsguide.org/moon-gets-in-the-way-of-a-perfectly-good-pic-of-earth

Scotland Bans GMOs ()

• http://www.theskepticsguide.org/scotland-bans-the-growing-of-gmos

Who's That Noisy ()

• Answer to last week: Cicadias

Science or Fiction ()

Item #1: A recent study shows that when faced with a female opponent, candidates, either male or female, with a higher pitched voice fared better. Item #2: The most recent Gallup poll shows, for the first time, that atheists are not the least likely religious category that people would vote for, being beat out by Muslims. – Item #3: Studies show that only 54 out of 600 people (9%) change their mind during the course of an election campaign.

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

'When kids look up to great scientists the way they do to great musicians and actors, civilization will jump to the next level.' Brian Greene

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