SGU Episode 585

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SGU Episode 585
September 24th 2016
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SGU 584                      SGU 586
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
Nicolaus Copernicus
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Introduction

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

Forgotten Superheroes of Science ()

• Mary Elizabeth Barber: Mary Elizabeth Barber was a pioneering amateur scientist who, without formal education, became a noted plant collector and a natural historian and even conferred with eminent english biologists of the day, including Darwin

News Items ()

Tardigrade Radiation Resistance ()

• http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/20/12990274/tardigrade-extreme-water-bears-genome-sequence

Resistant Lice ()

• http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lice-no-longer-stopped-by-common-drugstore-remedies/

Evolving Bacteria ()

• http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/bacteria-evolving-resistance/

Moon Formation ()

• http://www.space.com/34044-moon-birth-may-have-vaporized-earth.html

Who's That Noisy ()

• Answer to last week: Hydrogel beads

What's the Word ()

• Superfecundation

Questions and Emails ()

Question #1: Lightning Strikes ()

Do rubber soles protect you from lightning?

Science or Fiction ()

Item #1: There is evidence that Otzi was infected with Borrelia burgdorferi and is therefore the oldest known case of Lyme disease. Item #2: Otzi had surprisingly healthy teeth, which researchers ascribe to his diet which was high in fiber and low in sugars. Item #3: The Iceman has at least 19 living relatives in the Tyrol region of Austria.

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

'To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.' Nicolaus Copernicus

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