SGU Episode 372

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Introduction

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

This Day in Skepticism ()

• September 1, 1914, The Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) became extinct as the last surviving bird of the colorful native American species of dove died at the Cincinnati Zoo.

News Items

Neil Armstrong Dies ()

• http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/25/13478643-astronaut-neil-armstrong-first-man-to-walk-on-moon-dies-at-age-82?chromedomain=usnews

Naked Darth Vader ()

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823142912.htm

Homeopathic Candy ()

• http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-lay-scientist/2012/aug/02/1?INTCMP=SRCH

Hearing Voices ()

• http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/lifestyle/a/-/health/14643988/haunted-by-the-voices/

Who's That Noisy? ()

• Answer to last week: barking cat

Special Report - Conspiracy Conference ()

• Jay discusses a recent conspiracy conference

Science or Fiction ()

Item number one. Recent research suggests that good and bad dietary fat is determined by their effect on gut bacteria. Item number two. According to recent research, those with a normal BMI but significant belly fat are at higher risk of cardiovascular death than those in the obese range of BMI. And item number three. Researchers find that limiting TV viewing time is an effective strategy for weight reduction in adults and children.

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

J: Neil Armstrong!

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