SGU Episode 535
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| SGU Episode 535 |
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| October 10th 2015 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
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Don't be afraid to be curious. Don't be afraid to ask silly questions. Why is the sky blue? It turns out silly questions have profound and interesting answers. That at its heart is what science is all about. It's understanding nature and not being afraid to ask why. |
Amy Mainzer, astronomer |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Special Report ()
Forgotten Supervillains of Science ()
- Bad Boys of the Nobel: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/151005-nobel-laureates-forget-racist-sexist-science/
News Items
Nobel in Physics ()
Nobel in Medicine ()
Nobel in Chemistry ()
Peer Reviewing The Martian ()
Movie Review ()
Who's That Noisy ()
- Answer to last week: Weirding Module
Science or Fiction ()
Item #1: Using a mathematical model to predict crime location in order to direct police deployments resulted in a significant decrease in crime, even outperforming crime experts. Item #2: Using a mathematical model to predict crime location in order to direct police deployments resulted in a significant decrease in crime, even outperforming crime experts. Item #3: Physicists have recently published a paper demonstrating that the precise measurement of time is fundamentally impossible.
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
Don't be afraid to be curious. Don't be afraid to ask silly questions. Why is the sky blue? It turns out silly questions have profound and interesting answers. That at its heart is what science is all about. It's understanding nature and not being afraid to ask why. - Amy Mainzer, astronomer
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