SGU Episode 511
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| SGU Episode 511 |
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| April 25th 2015 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
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Those of us who are in this world to educate—to care for—young children have a special calling: a calling that has very little to do with the collection of expensive possessions but has a lot to do with worth inside of heads and hearts. |
Fred M. Rogers, Host of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Forgotten Superheroes of Science ()
- Grace Murray Hopper: American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral who wrote the first computer compiler and was the key architect of COBOL
News Items
Terror Bird ()
A Rape on Campus ()
Special Report ()
- with Brian Wecht
Science or Fiction ()
Item #1: A new analysis of Swift UV data demonstrates that 1a supernova actually exist in different populations, altering the data used to calculate the acceleration of the universe. Item #2: A new study finds that fecal transplants are effective in treating Type 2 diabetes. Item #3: Researchers have grown functional heart cells on a substrate of spider webs. https://mipt.ru/en/news/spider_silk_heart_tissue_201504
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
'Those of us who are in this world to educate—to care for—young children have a special calling: a calling that has very little to do with the collection of expensive possessions but has a lot to do with worth inside of heads and hearts.' - Fred M. Rogers, Host of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
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