SGU Episode 617
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| SGU Episode 617 |
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| May 6th 2017 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
We must trust to nothing but facts: These are presented to us by Nature, and cannot deceive. We ought, in every instance, to submit our reasoning to the test of experiment, and never to search for truth but by the natural road of experiment and observation. |
Antoine Lavoisier, Elements of Chemistry |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
What's the Word ()
- Exaptation
News Items
Exercise Metabolism ()
Earliest Humans in the New World ()
- http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/shaky-evidence-for-humans-in-americas-130000-years-ago/
Cancer Evolution ()
David Young Dies ()
- Donate for ALS research here: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?registrationID=3798335&langPref=en-CA&Referrer=%26Referrer%3dhttp%253a%252f%252falsnbns.ca%252fen%252fregister%252f
Who's That Noisy ()
- Answer to last week: Oscilliscope Music
Interview with Marc Randazza ()
- First Amendment Lawyer
Science or Fiction ()
Item #1: New research finds that being bilingual increases one’s ability to estimate the subjective passage of time. Item #2: In a recent large study, social smokers had as much of an increase in cardiovascular risk factors as daily smokers. Item #3: Scientists report in a recent study that honey bee hives are healthier in the presence of traditional agriculture compared to non-agricultural areas.
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
"We must trust to nothing but facts: These are presented to us by Nature, and cannot deceive. We ought, in every instance, to submit our reasoning to the test of experiment, and never to search for truth but by the natural road of experiment and observation." - Antoine Lavoisier, Elements of Chemistry
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