SGU Episode 117
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| SGU Episode 117 |
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| October 17th 2007 |
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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 |
'There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.' |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
News Items ()
Marriage with Robots ()
- www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21271545/
Gene for Overeating ()
- www.world-science.net/othernews/071014_eating.htm
New Dinosaur Found ()
- www.world-science.net/othernews/071015_dinosaur.htm
Female Cult Raided after Death ()
- www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2662749.ece
Questions and E-mails ()
Race and Intelligence ()
My boyfriend is unfortunately somewhat racist and is trying to 'prove' to me that white people are 'better'. Here is the story he sent me.
http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article3067222.ece
Is this scientist credible? Do you really think that they can find differences in genes?
Jennifer Lamb
Chattanooga, TN
Interview with Mark Crislip ()
- www.quackcast.com/QuackCast/Welcome.html
Randi Speaks ()
- This Week's Topic - Randi's best mentalist trick (or at least a very good one).
Science or Fiction ()
Question #1: A new review of research concludes that honey is an effective treatment for wound healing. Question #2: Researchers have developed a method for converting buckwheat honey into biofuel which they claim is more efficient than corn or even sugar cane based biofuel. Question #3: Honey never spoils, and in fact honey was found sealed in jars in Egyptian tombs and was still edible.
Skeptical Puzzle ()
This Week's Puzzle:
If I take 11 people, 4 bodies, a fiend, and a disc, along with 4 qualities and I put them in between a vehicle and a building, what do I have?
Last Week's puzzle:
Deserted some time ago
From a plain red place
As Pluto crossed the sky
Four horses led the way
Gazing down on all the animals
It seemed improbable that animals made them
Despite the insistence of the AA crowd
Foreign visitors were not responsible
What is it?
Answer: Ole Ivand
Winner: The Nazca Lines
Quote of the Week ()
'There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.'- Douglas Adams
S: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by the New England Skeptical Society in association with the James Randi Educational Foundation. For more information on this and other episodes, please visit our website at www.theskepticsguide.org. Please send us your questions, suggestions, and other feedback; you can use the "Contact Us" page on our website, or you can send us an email to info@theskepticsguide.org'. 'Theorem' is produced by Kineto and is used with permission.
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