SGU Episode 315
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| SGU Episode 315 |
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| July 27th 2011 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
R: Rebecca Watson |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
'A live body and a dead body contain the same number of particles. Structurally, there’s no discernible difference. Life and death are unquantifiable abstracts. Why should I be concerned?' |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism ()
- July 30, 1898,: Corn Flakes were invented by William Kellogg.
News Items ()
TAM9 and Upcoming Events ()
Victory for Evolution in Texas ()
New Moon for Pluto ()
Life in the Universe ()
Connecticut Chupacabra ()
Who's That Noisy ()
- Answer to last week: Barn Owl
Interview with Bill Nye ()
Science or Fiction ()
Item #1: A new analysis indicates that the greatest threat to endangered large African mammal species is the conservation laws designed to protect them. Item #2: Biologists discover that the cottony cushion scale insect fertilizes its eggs with sperm that live inside of it as a separate infectious tissue lineage. Item #3: Scientists discover that the biomass of a species in a given ecosystem is determined entirely by it's place in the food chain, and not by animal type, size, or other variable.
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
'A live body and a dead body contain the same number of particles. Structurally, there’s no discernible difference. Life and death are unquantifiable abstracts. Why should I be concerned?' - Dr. Manhattan
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