SGU Episode 228
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| SGU Episode 228 |
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| December 2nd 2009 |
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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 |
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” |
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Introduction[edit]
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
News Items ()[edit]
Age of Autism Scandal ()[edit]
Porkenstein ()[edit]
Fat Murder Hoaxes ()[edit]
Questions and E-mails ()[edit]
Question # 1 - ClimateGate ()[edit]
ClimateGate Feedback
Interview with Steven Thoms ()[edit]
- Steven is the editor of SkepticNorth - a new panCanadian group blog www.skepticnorth.com
Science or Fiction ()[edit]
Item # 1: Astronomers have discovered vast clouds of metallic atoms, specifically chromium (30 million solar masses) and manganese (8 million solar masses), in intergalactic space. Item #2: New observations suggest that the globular clusters that swarm around the Milky Way’s galactic bulge each harbor a supermassive black hole at their center. Item # 3: Astronomers have described a new type of supernova – resulting from a 200 solar mass star, that took 70 days to reach peak brightness and exploded so powerfully that it did not leave behind a remnant to form a black hole.
Who's That Noisy ()[edit]
- Answer to last week: Kakapo
Quote of the Week ()[edit]
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” - Marie Curie
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