SGU Episode 324

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SGU Episode 324
October 1st 2011
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SGU 323                      SGU 325
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
R: Rebecca Watson
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
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Introduction

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

This Day in Skepticism ()

• September 23 1846: Discovery of Neptune

News Items ()

Grail Craft Launch ()

• http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-285

A. sediba ()

• http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16053/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=oO5vCOhI http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fossils-raise-questions-about-human-ancestry

Adaptation and Orgasm ()

• http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/09/coming_to_terms_with_the_femal.php

Special Report ()

• http://siphonophores.org/SiphOrganization.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT1TSbarW1U

Top 10 ()

Top 10 Future TechnologiesThe Rogues Discuss their hopes for future technology

Interview with Australian Skeptics ()

• Richard Saunders, Dr. Rachie Dunlop, and Jo Benhamu

Science or Fiction ()

Item #1: A newly published review of the most frequently viewed YouTube videos claiming to depict a patient suffering from a movement disorder found that 2/3 of the videos actually showed individuals with a psychogenic disorder. Item #2: A new study shows that women's voices are higher during ovulation and harsher and more irregular during menstruation. Item #3: New evidence indicates that some small feathered dinosaurs survived for millions of years after the mass extinction that wiped out their cousins.

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