SGU Episode 435
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| SGU Episode 435 |
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| November 16th 2013 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
R: Rebecca Watson |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism ()
- November 16, 1938: LSD is first synthesized by Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland.
News Items
Oldest Animal ()
Junk DNA ()
Martian Lizard ()
Dark Energy ()
Who's That Noisy ()
- Answer to last week - porcupine
Questions and Emails
Question #1: Knee Ligament Follow Up ()
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131107094622.htm
Interview with Gerald Posner ()
- http://www.posner.com/JFK Assassination November 22, 1963
Science or Fiction ()
Item #1: New World porcupines, like New World monkeys, have prehensile tails they use to climb trees. Item #2: While porcupines cannot shoot their quills, some species can throw them a short distance by whipping their tails. Item #3: A recent study documented porcupines killings dogs, foxes, and even badgers with their quills. Item #4: Porcupine quills are coated in a natural antibiotic.
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
'For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.' H. L Mencken
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