SGU Episode 400
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| SGU Episode 400 |
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| 16th March 2012 |
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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 |
Our inner weighing of evidence is not a careful mathematical calculation resulting in a probabilistic estimate of truth, but more like a whirlpool blending of the objective and the personal. The result is a set of beliefs - both conscious and unconscious - that guide us in interpreting all the events of our lives. |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism (6:54)
- March 16, 1912: Historical badass Captain Lawrence Oates sacrifices himself for Scott's Terra Nova Expedition in the most badass way possible.
News Items
Meteorite Fossils (10:23)
Astrobiologists claim meteorite carried space algae
Duane Gish Dies (18:46)
Acupuncture Meta-Analysis (26:04)
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Quicky With Bob (44:14)
- Astronomer discovers closest star system to our sun
News Items Continued
Live to 150 (46:46)
Who's That Noisy? (54:44)
- Answer to last week: Yvan
Science or Fiction (58:08)
Item number one. A new study finds that those infected with HIV have no increase in mortality if they are well controlled on medication. Item number two. Recently published research finds that screening colonoscopy did not increase survival. And item number three. Engineers have built a self-healing integrated-circuit chip able to repair itself and resume function even after significant damage.
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:11:26)
Our inner weighing of evidence is not a careful mathematical calculation resulting in a probabilistic estimate of truth, but more like a whirlpool blending of the objective and the personal. The result is a set of beliefs - both conscious and unconscious - that guide us in interpreting all the events of our lives.
Leonard Mlodinow
Announcements
NECSS 2013 (1:12:42)
- April 5th-7th 2013
Rich Binder's Artwork 1:13:05
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