SGU Episode 503
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| SGU Episode 503 |
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| February 28th 2015 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
There is not a discovery in science, however revolutionary, however sparkling with insight, that does not arise out of what went before. |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Forgotten Superheroes of Science ()
- Mary Anning: Paleontologist who made significant early contributions to our understanding of prehistoric life and the history of the earth.
News Items
Marijuana Safety ()
Phantom Acupuncture ()
Liberal and Conservative Biases ()
Bladderwort Genome ()
Who's That Noisy ()
- Answer to last week: Shepard's Tone
Dumbest Thing of the Week ()
Interview with Timothy Caulfield ()
Science or Fiction ()
Item #1: In Stockholm, wild rabbits are being culled and their corpses are being burned in a heating plant in central Sweden. Item #2: A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon used the waste from his patient’s liposuction to create biodiesel to fuel his SUV. Item #3: On the International Space Station, human waste is dried to reclaim moister, and the remains are burned to produce power for the station.
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
'There is not a discovery in science, however revolutionary, however sparkling with insight, that does not arise out of what went before.' - Isaac Asimov
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