SGU Episode 525
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| SGU Episode 525 |
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| August 1st 2015 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
"Science has taught me (Science warns me) to be careful how I adopt a view which jumps with my preconceptions, and to require stronger evidence for such belief than for one to which I was previously hostile.My business is to teach my aspirations to conform themselves to fact, not to try and make facts harmonize with my aspirations." |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Forgotten Superheroes of Science ()
- Gerty Cori: The first woman to win a Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, for elucidating the metabolism of glucose in the human body
News Items
EM Drive Revisited ()
Hope for Malaria Vaccine ()
Cannabis Oil ()
Washington DC is Sinking ()
Who's That Noisy ()
- Answer to last week - longest interior echo
Interview with Kevin Folta ()
Science or Fiction ()
Item #1: Scientists have created the first artificial ribosome, which is able to manufacture proteins. Item #2: In an extreme case of convergent evolution, DNA analysis indicates that the East African golden jackal is actually more closely related to lions than to jackals. Item #3: Researchers have released a new variety of peanut that has a shelf life 10 times that of current varieties, with greater disease resistance and a healthier fatty acid profile.
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
"Science has taught me (Science warns me) to be careful how I adopt a view which jumps with my preconceptions, and to require stronger evidence for such belief than for one to which I was previously hostile.My business is to teach my aspirations to conform themselves to fact, not to try and make facts harmonize with my aspirations." - Thomas Huxley
Announcements ()
- LiCon: Long Island science and science fiction conventionAugust 14-16 2015SGU will be there for a live showhttp://li-con.org/
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