SGU Episode 271
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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
Losing Your Religion ()
Neurologica: The Long Awaited CDC Trial on Thimerosal and Autism
Penn State universuty news: Losing your religion deemed unhealthy
The Man Who Fell to Earth ()
MSNBC: Witnesses: Person falls from sky, then vanishes
Dirty Electricity ()
ScienceBasedMedicine: CFLs, Dirty Electricity and Bad Science
Origins of Moons ()
BBC: Massive blast 'created Mars moon'
Halfalogue ()
Who's That Noisy? ()
Interview with Simon Singh ()
Science or Fiction ()
- Item number 1: 'An engineer recently became the first person to achieve sustained human-powered flight with an ornithopter.'
- Item number 2: 'A new study indicates that commonly used sunless tanning products directly increase the risk of developing basal cell carcinoma.'
- Item number 3: 'Recent satellite images demonstrate Mercury's long gaseous comet-like tail.'
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
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