SGU Episode 505
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| SGU Episode 505 |
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| March 14th 2015 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Guests |
K: Kevin Folta |
M: Marc Randazza |
| Quote of the Week |
All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings... We must run roughshod over all these ancient puerilities, overturn the barriers that reason never erected, give back to the arts and sciences the liberty that is so precious to them. |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Forgotten Superheroes of Science (5:47)
- Emmy Noether: Groundbreaking mathematician made significant contributions to Algebra and Theoretical Physics
News Items
Bright Spots on Ceres (9:37)
Clinical Science (14:25)
Gravity Lensing (24:49)
Edison’s Plans to Record the Dead (31:14)
Who's That Noisy (36:17)
- Answer to last week:
Interview with Kevin Folta (40:23)
Interview with Marc Randazza (57:07)
Science or Fiction (1:06:27)
Item #1: A new analysis finds that the Milky Way is 50% larger than previous estimates, and has a rippled or corrugated shape. Item #2: Recent estimates indicate that the Milky Way contains more stars than the rest of the local group combined. Item #3: Astronomers have discovered nine new dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way.
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:22:08)
'All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings... We must run roughshod over all these ancient puerilities, overturn the barriers that reason never erected, give back to the arts and sciences the liberty that is so precious to them.' - Denis Diderot
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