SGU Episode 359
Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism ()
June 2, 1692 Bridget Bishop is the first person to go to trial in the Salem witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Found guilty, she is hanged on June 10.
News Items
Medical Zombies ()
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/modern-medical-zombies/
Science of Reruns ()
Leakey on Evolution ()
http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16053/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=wHXB1rot
Who's That Noisy? ()
Answer to last week: L Ron Hubbard
Questions and Emails ()
Local Darkmatter Followup ()
Dear Rouges, Thought you might find this paper http://arxiv.org/abs/1205.4033 interesting given your use of the Moni Bidin paper's claims of finding no evidence for nearby dark matter in science or fiction. Unsurprisingly perhaps, a more thorough analysis of the data actually shows evidence for dark matter in quantities consistent with current models. I enjoy the show very much. Cheers, Paul Hatchman
Interview with with Debbie Feldman ()
Interview with Debbie Feldman http://www.deborahfeldman.com/
Science or Fiction ()
Item #1 A new study confirms the popular belief that old people can be identified by their smell. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0038110 Item #2 A new analysis indicates that children are more imaginative in their play today than they were 20 years ago. http://blog.case.edu/think/2012/05/30/despite_less_play_childrenas_use_of_imagination_increases_over_two_decades Item #3 Updated data indicate that American brain size continues to slowly decrease over historical time. http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/05/30/Americans-skulls-getting-bigger-over-time/UPI-83291338412167/?spt=hs&or=sn
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.
- Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, professor, attorney, and writer (1914-2004)
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