SGU Episode 393
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| SGU Episode 393 |
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| 26th Jan 2013 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
R: Rebecca Watson |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Guests |
BD: Brian Dunning |
ZK: Zack Kopplin |
LT: Lizzie Li Taylor |
| Quote of the Week |
By doubting we all come at truth. |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism (0:51)
Jan 26, 1697: Isaac Newton took one day to solve the Brachistochrone curve
News Items
Manti Te'o Hoax (7:22)
River on Mars (19:47)
Slashgear: Scientists Uncover Massive River on Mars
Neanderthal Baby (25:17)
The Crimson: HMS Professor Quashes Neanderthal Cloning Rumors
Special Report: Nikola Tesla (30:22)
Brian Dunning reports on the mysterious Tesla
Who's That Noisy? (36:55)
Answer to last week: Knife on glass
Questions and Emails
Question 1: Corrections (40:34)
Corrections: Vomitorium
Interview with Zack Kopplin (43:17)
Louisiana student who is fighting back against creationism in his home state.
Interview with Lizzie Li Taylor (53:05)
The translator and voice of Skeptoid Chinese
Science or Fiction (1:04:15)
Item #1: Scientists have found functional quadruple helix DNA in humans. Item #2: In a 15-year follow up study of laparoscopic gastric banding for obesity, the longest study to date, the procedure was found to produce no significant long-term weight loss. Item #3: A new analysis finds that, as a source of electricity, current photovoltaics are about 30 times more land-use efficient than even the highest yield biofuel crops.
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:17:57)
By doubting we all come at truth.
Cicero
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