SGU Episode 82
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| SGU Episode 82 |
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| February 15th 2007 |
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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 |
'I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I'll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be.' |
Issac Asimov, his reply to the question 'Don't you believe in anything?' |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
News Items ()
Parents Trust 'Psychic Healer' ()
- Parents Trust 'Psychic Healer' over Doctors for Daughter with Brain Tumor
www.dailytidings.com/2007/0210/stories/0210_cancer.php
Kansas Science Guidelines ()
- Kansas repeals science guidelines questioning evolution
http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/02/14/evolution.debate.ap/index.html
PEAR Closes ()
- Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research laboratory (PEAR) Closes
www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_new/PAW06-07/04-1108/notebook.html
LA Zoo Hires Fung Shui Consultant ()
- Los Angeles Zoo Hires Fung Shui Consultant
http://realtime.com/realtime_news/rt_offbeat/13462326_zoo_pays_feng_shui_expert_to_aid_monkeys_.html?pageid=nandu.category-top&pageregion=A4
TAM Interviews Part IV ()
TAM Interviews Part IVThe Amazing Meeting Interviews Part IV
This week:
Christopher Hitchens
and South Park creator Matt Stone
Science or Fiction ()
Question #1: A new study suggests that chimpanzees have been crafting and using stone tools for thousands of years. Question #2: Newly published article claims to have resolved Einstein's famous twin paradox. Question #3: Researchers have begun studying the use of magnets to correct sunken chest deformity.
Skeptical Puzzle ()
This Week's Puzzle
Identify the number sequence:
0.0, 2.6, 23.4, 25.2, 3.1, 26.7, 97.8, 28.3
Last Week's Puzzle
Explain the following sequence:
10, 1, 5, 25, 50
Answer: American coinage from smallest to largest
Winner: Jared Zimmerman
Quote of the Week ()
'I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I'll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be.'- Issac Asimov, his reply to the question 'Don't you believe in anything?'
S: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by the New England Skeptical Society in association with the James Randi Educational Foundation. For more information on this and other episodes, please visit our website at www.theskepticsguide.org. Please send us your questions, suggestions, and other feedback; you can use the "Contact Us" page on our website, or you can send us an email to info@theskepticsguide.org'. 'Theorem' is produced by Kineto and is used with permission.
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