SGU Episode 471
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| SGU Episode 471 |
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| July 19th 2014 |
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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 |
We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood. |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism ()
- July 19, 1104: Happy Flitch Day
News Items
European Commission Human Brain Project ()
Guru Dead or Meditating ()
Ex-Exoplanets ()
Buzz Aldrin UFO ()
Alone with One's Thoughts ()
BBC Ditches False Balance ()
Interview with James Randi and Massimo Polidoro ()
- Live from TAM 2014
Science or Fiction ()
Item #1: Neuroscientists have discovered a single brainstem neuron that, when stimulated, can render a subject unconscious. Item #2: Dolphin brains have 61 billion neurons, almost as many as humans (86 billion) and much more than chimps (7 billion). Item #3: The American Psychological Association, after thorough evaluation, deemed 'brainwashing' to be without scientific merit.
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
'We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.'- William James
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