SGU Episode 184
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism ( )
News Items
Mercury in Corn Syrup ( )
Washington Post: Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury
Vaccine Safety and More Outbreaks ( )
Science-Based Medicine: More Data on Vaccine Safety Amid New Outbreaks
Evolution Before Our Eyes ( )
National Geographic news: Lizards Evolving Rapidly to Survive Deadly Fire Ants
Obama Inauguration UFO ( )
Interview with Tim Minchin ( )
Science or Fiction ( )
- Researchers find that adding small amounts of chocolate to a cow’s feed increases their milk production by as much as 20%.
- A new study reveals that animals that hibernate or burrow are less likely to go extinct.
- A recently published review of research suggests that technology has caused a decrease in critical thinking and analysis skills.
Who's That Noisy? ( )
Skeptical Quote of the Week ( )
Truth, sir, is a cow that will yield such people no more milk, and so they are gone to milk the bull
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