SGU Episode 392

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SGU Episode 392
19th Jan 2013
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SGU 391                      SGU 393
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
R: Rebecca Watson
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Guest
M: Massimo Polidoro
Quote of the Week
No facts are to me sacred; none are profane; I simply experiment, an endless seeker with no past at my back.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Introduction

You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

This Day in Skepticism ()

• Jan 19, 1915: The electric neon sign was patented in the United States by George Claude of Paris, France.

News Items

Predicting Murders ()

• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2260609/Maryland-Pennsylvania-using-Minority-Report-style-computers-predict-crimes-Washington-D-C-next.html

Lead and Crime ()

• http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/01/lead-crime-link-gasoline

Biggest Thing in the Universe ()

• http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/01/130111-quasar-biggest-thing-universe-science-space-evolution/

Million Dollar Challenge ()

• http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/defending-the-million-dollar-challenge/

Turkey Bans Evolution Books ()

• ttp://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-science-state-council-halts-publication-of-evolution-books.aspx?pageID=238&nID=39047&NewsCatID=374

Apophis Update ()

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20986464

Who's That Noisy? ()

• Answer to last week: John of God

Interview with Massimo Polidoro ()

• Massimo Polidoro is director of the Italian Skeptics

Science or Fiction ()

Item #1 A recent study finds that subject's memory for Facebook posts were significantly greater than for book entries or faces. http://www..warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/never_forget_a Item #2 New research finds that some children diagnosed at a young age with autism may outgrow the diagnosis entirely. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2013/study-documents-that-some-children-lose-autism-diagnosis.shtml Item #3 A new study finds that graphic cigarette warnings have minimal effect, and are no more effective than text-only warnings. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0052206

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

No facts are to me sacred; none are profane; I simply experiment, an endless seeker with no past at my back.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

References