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| University of Ferrarra in Italy
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_3#Interview_with_Massimo_Pigliucci_.2816:22.29
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Massimo Pigliucci got a degree there
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| University of Connecticut
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_3#Interview_with_Massimo_Pigliucci_.2816:22.29
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Massimo Pigliucci got a degree there
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| University of Tennessee (at Knoxville)
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_3#Interview_with_Massimo_Pigliucci_.2816:22.29
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Massimo Pigliucci got a degree there
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| Colorado University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_5#Interview_with_Michael_Shermer_.2810:00.29
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Soldiers in Iraq should be shot
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| University of Hawaii at Manoa
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_8#Science_or_Fiction_.288:30.29
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Caterpillar eats snails
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| Purdue University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_8#Science_or_Fiction_.288:30.29
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Cold fusion
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| Maharishi University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_8#Steven_Salerno_Interview:_Self_Help_Movement_.2820:53.29
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Self help movement
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| Harvard University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_9#Conclusion_.281:01:30.29
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Published a book on alien abduction
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| University of Maryland
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_11#Interview_with_Robert_Park
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Dr. Robert Park teaches there
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| University of Berne
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_11#Studying_Alternative_Medicine_.2812:16.29
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Homeopathy is a placebo
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| University of Arkansas
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_12#Atkins_Diet_and_Nutrition_.2837:50.29
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Atkins weight loss not impressive
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| Harvard University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_12#Atkins_Diet_and_Nutrition_.2837:50.29
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Trans fat is bad
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| Purdue University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_16#Glenn_Sparks_Interview_.280:24.29
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Glenn Sparks works there
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| University of Wisconsin, Madison
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_16#Survey_Results_.2816:18.29
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Glenn Sparks studied there
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| University of Kentucky
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_17#Bleeding_Statues_and_Joe.27s_Personas_.2834:33.29
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Joe Nickell studied there
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| Temple University School of Medicine
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_18#Science_or_Fiction_.288:31.29
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St. John's Wort protein suppresses HIV
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| Rensselaer Research
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_18#Science_or_Fiction_.288:31.29
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T-Rays
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| University of Southern Maine
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_19#Million_Dollar_Bigfoot_Challenge_.285:30.29
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Million dollar Bigfoot challenge
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| University of Edinburgh
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_19#Putting_the_.27Psi.27_Into_Science_.2830:19.29
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ESP experiments
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| University of Kansas
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_20#Intelligent_Design_and_Kansas_University_.281:16.29
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Intelligent design taught as religion, not science
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| Boston University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_20#Intelligent_Design_and_the_Great_Debate
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Hosted the Great Debate on Intelligent Design
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| George Mason University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_20#Intelligent_Design_and_the_Great_Debate
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James Trefil teaches there
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| University of Vermont
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_20#Free_Will
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Derk Pereboom wrote argued against free will
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| Duke University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_20#Free_Will
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Owen Flanagan works there, helped write The Problem of the Soul
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| University of Kansas
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_21#Intelligent_Design_Course_Withdrawn_.281:_13.29
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Withdrew Intelligent Design Course
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| Stanford University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_21#Interview_with_.22Wallace_Sampson.2C_MD.22_.288:20.29
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Wallace Sampson, guest on the SGU, works there
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| Syracuse University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_22#Science_or_Fiction_.288:52.29
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Bat genital size
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| Harvard University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_22#Alien_Abductees_.2835:18.29
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Studied “alien abductees” for false memories
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| Seoul National University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_25#Stem_Cell_Research_Fraud_.2855:26.29
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Stem Cell research fraud
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| Duke University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_27#Stolen_Memories_.288:20.29
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Memories can be “stolen”
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| University of Canterbury
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_27#Stolen_Memories_.288:20.29
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Memories can be “stolen”
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| University of Michigan
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_28#Interview_with_Tara_Smith_.2825:57.29
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Tara Smith did her post doc there
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| University of Iowa
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_28#Interview_with_Tara_Smith_.2825:57.29
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Tara Smith teaches there.
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| Lakehead University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_31#WiFi_networks_and_leukemia.2C_brain_tumours_.280:40.29
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Limited wifi on their campus because of radiation
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| Pace University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_31#Science_or_Fiction_.2822:50.29
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Terence Hines has a PhD there.
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| Johns Hopkins University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_33#Plastic_Scare_.2814:23.29
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Falsely quoted in a plastic scare spam email.
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| University of California
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_36#The_Woman_who_Never_Forgets_.2815:02.29
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Researchers there are studying a woman who never forgets anything
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| Duke University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_37#Prayer_in_Medicine_.2814:130
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Dr. Harold Koenig, the director of the Center of Spirituality and Theology dismissed a study that showed prayer does not help medical patients.
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| Ohio State University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_38#Science_or_Fiction_.2853:33.29
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Aaron Wickman published a study that shows no difference in IQ scores between older and younger siblings.
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| University of Arizona
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_39#Interview_with_Marilyn_Schlitz_.2836:34.29
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Marilyn Schlitz just came from a conference there called “Towards Science Consciousness”
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| Southern Connecticut State University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_40#Birthday_Problem_.2822:17.29
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Evan Bernstein gave a lecture on the birthday problem there
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| Sheffield Hallam University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_42#UFO.27s_in_the_UK_.282:11.29
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Dr. David Clark requested the results of a UK UFO study that showed no evidence of aliens. The request resulted in media attention.
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| University of Washington
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_42#UFO.27s_in_the_UK_.282:11.29
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Eugenie Scott lectured to an audience there
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| Johns Hopkins University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_43#Interview_with_Ray_Hyman_.2827:45.29
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Ray Hyman got a PhD is psychology there
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| Harvard University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_43#Interview_with_Ray_Hyman_.2827:45.29
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Ray Hyman taught psychology and statistics there
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| Princeton University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_43#Ganzfeld_Experiements_.2828:39.29
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Robert Jahn, the Dean of Applied Sciences and Engineering wrote a positive article on parapsychology that got a lot of attention.
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| Cambridge University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_43#Ganzfeld_Experiements_.2828:39.29
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The Parapsychological Association and the Society for Psychical Research had their 100th anniversary celebration there
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| University of Rochester
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_43#Science_or_Fiction_.2865:52.29
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Robert Boyd made light go backward
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| Penn State University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_43#Science_or_Fiction_.2865:52.29
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A publication by Abhey Ashtekar says there was a quantum bounce instead of a Big Bang
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| Everglades University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_44#The_Amaz.21ng_Meeting_4_.2834:28.29
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Offering a Bachelor of Science degree in alternative medicine
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| University of Cincinnati
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_47#Interview_with_Zachary_Moore_.2829:58.29
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Zachary Moore earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine there
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| University of Texas
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_47#Interview_with_Zachary_Moore_.2829:58.29
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Zachary Moore was a post-grad assistant there at the time
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| University of Michigan
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_47#Science_or_Fiction_.281:07:16.29
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Conducted a study showing that people get happier as they get older
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| Cornell University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_48
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Steve Mirsky got a Masters degree in chemistry there
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| University of Oklahoma
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_49#Gerald_Schroeder_on_God_.2812:05.29
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Frank Sonnleitner criticized an intelligent design proponent
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| University of Minnesota
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_49#Science_or_Fiction_.2848:38.29
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Researched ways to reduce kidney stone formation in astronauts
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| University of Buffalo
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_49#Science_or_Fiction_.2848:38.29
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Researchers there found wearing seat belts reduced the risk of fatality in an accident
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| University of Alberta
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_49#Science_or_Fiction_.2848:38.29
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Patented a device that uses ultrasound to regrow teeth
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| Yale University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_62#Science_or_Fiction_.281:07:38.29
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A study there found artificially high levels of testosterone can cause cells to induce their own death. Also, Steve says he works there.
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| Brown University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_98#Science_or_Fiction_.2853:53.29
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Physicists there looked at the motion of an electron through super-cold liquid helium
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| Northwestern University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_102#Study:_1_in_6_Juries_Get_the_Verdict_Wrong_.2817:33.29
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Study shows that 1 in 6 juries get the verdict wrong
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| Emory University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_103#Interview_with_Scott_Lilienfield_.2834:33.29
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Scott Lilienfield is a clinical psychologist and professor there
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| Colorado University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_105#Ward_Churchill_Fired_.282:26.29
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Fired Ward Churchill for academic misconduct, including plagiarism. He said it was because of his views about 9/11 conspiracies.
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| George Mason University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_110#Science_or_Fiction_.2858:25.29
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A study there showed that husbands do less work than live-in boyfriends
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| Maharishi University of Management
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_150#New_Alien_Video_.281:50.29
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Stan Romanek (a delusional believer according to Steve) went there
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| Osaka University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_150#Cold_Fusion
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Yoshiaka Arata believes he has discovered cold fusion
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| University of Buffalo
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_150#Science_or_Fiction_.281:06:24.29
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Study shows it is psychologically healthy to keep feelings inside rather than discussing them after collective traumatic events like 9/11.
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| University of Texas at Austin
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_156#Zapping_Cancer_Cells_.2819:34.29
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Engineers there created surgical lasers so accurate that they can destroy cancer cells, leaving their neighbor cells unaffected
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| Bristol University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_165#Science_or_Fiction_.281:04:43.29
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Research suggests the rise of the dinosaurs was due to pure luck
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| Pennsylvania State University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_184#Evolution_Before_Our_Eyes_.2814:09.29
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A study saw evolution happening
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| Stony Brook University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_185#Interview_with_Massimo_Pigliucci_.2833:39.29
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Massimo Pigliucci is a professor of ecology and evolution there
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| University of Florida
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_201#Question_.23_1_-_Polonium_Halos_.2825:29.29
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A creationist named Robert V. Gentry got a Master's in Physics there
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| University of Rhode Island
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_201#Who.27s_That_Noisy_.281:16:56.29
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Scientists recorded the sound of an Atlantic Croaker fish
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| University of Leeds
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_202#Volcanic_Extinction_.2810:52.29
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Scientists discovered a volcanic eruption mass-extinction event that had been previously unknown
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| University of Bristol
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_203#Interview_with_Bruce_Hood_.2833:13.29
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Bruce Hood (a guest on the SGU) works there
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| Brown University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_245#Rise_of_the_Dinosaurs_.285:36.29
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The rise of the dinosaurs was caused by volcanism
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| University of New York
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_252#Nonsense_on_Stilts_.281:33.29
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Massimo Pigliucci works there
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| Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_252#Definition_of_Siphon_.2811:11.29
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Stephen Hughes discovered that oxford has used the wrong definition of siphon for the last 100 years
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| Univeersity of Gothenburg
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_257#Einstein.27s_Brain_.289:22.29
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Studied astrocytes
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| Queen's University in Kingston, Canada
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_257#Science_or_Fiction_.281:00:07.29
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Computer simulation shows many comets in our solar system originated in other solar systems
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| Penn State University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_271#Losing_Your_Religion_.281:02.29
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Did a crappy study looking at health and religion
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| Cornell University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_271#Halfalogue_.2831:51.29
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Lauren Emberson studied how distracting it is to hear one end of a cellphone conversation
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| University of Toronto
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_271#Science_or_Fiction_.281:00:58.29
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Todd Reichert achieved sustained human-powered flight with an ornithopter (has flapping wings)
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| University of Paris
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_328#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.282:09.29
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In 1398, academics there declared that magic is real and dangerous
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| University of Sydney
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_328#Science_or_Fiction_.281:01:02.29
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Including enough protein in our diets rather than just cutting calories curbs appetities
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| Northwestern University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_331#Science_or_Fiction_.281:00:43.29
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Scientists there improved the charging rate of lithium-ion batteries ten-fold (they wear out faster though)
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| Southern Cross University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_339#Name_That_Logical_Fallacy_.2850:20.29
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The school of health there teaches alternative medicine, and a professor there defended the practice
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| Uppsala University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_340#Science_or_Fiction_.2857:06.29
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Researchers associate lack of sleep with increased appetite
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| University of Tokyo
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_345#Missing_Dark_Matter_.2812:37.29
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Researchers show galaxies could be connected by a web of dark matter
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| Cornell University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_345#Nanoparticle_Safety_.2829:11.29
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Nanoparticles in food could harm human health
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| Yale University
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https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_Episode_346#Science_or_Fiction_.281:03:26.29
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Triceratops and Torosaurus were two separate species, not one
All transcribed episodes up to 346 have been checked so far
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