SGU Episode 177
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| SGU Episode 177 |
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| December 10th 2008 |
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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 |
'Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them right, or they will get you wrong.' |
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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 the Sphinx ()[edit]
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1092827/The-Great-Sphinx-Giza-reborn-lion-desert.html
with James P Allen - http://research.brown.edu/research/profile.php?id=1170774357
Second Look at Supernova ()[edit]
Milky Way Black Hole ()[edit]
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7774287.stm
With Special Guest Phil Plait – http://www.badastronomy.com
Searching for Alien Engineering ()[edit]
Questions and E-mails ()[edit]
Question #1 Skeptical Authority ()[edit]
I can't verify everything SGU covers, end up trusting most as fact. How doesn't it makes us skeps just another true believer?
Avsa
Randi Speaks ()[edit]
- Cold Reading
Science or Fiction ()[edit]
Item #1: Scientists present research showing that sugar can be an addictive substance similar to cocaine or morphine. Item #2: Geologists have discovered evidence for the existence of a previously unknown minor continent that previously existed between southern African and South America. Item #3: For only the second time in history (the first being Neptune) astronomers have discovered a planet of the size and orbit where it was predicted one should be.
Quote of the Week ()[edit]
'Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them right, or they will get you wrong.' - Dr. Thomas Fuller
Announcements ()[edit]
- Announcements: There is a new skeptical group near Norfolk Virginia. Here is the URL for the groups website: http://www.physics.odu.edu/~weinstei/srhr.html
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