SGU Episode 300
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| SGU Episode 300 |
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| April 9th 2011 |
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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 |
'You can't believe everything you read on the internet.' |
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| Forum Discussion |
Introduction[edit]
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
News Items ()[edit]
Gayveman ()[edit]
Cosmic Engineering ()[edit]
Homeopathy for Radiation ()[edit]
Evidence and Radiation Risk ()[edit]
You Know You're a Skeptic If ()[edit]
You Know you're a Skeptic If...The best submission from listeners.
Science or Fiction ()[edit]
Item #1: Astronomers have discovered a binary pair of white dwarf dead stars, that will one day merge into a new active star. Item #2: Scientists find that deep space travel is likely to cause vascular disease in astronauts. Item #3: Astronomers have recently discovered a near-earth asteroid in a rare horseshoe orbit – it reverses its course around the sun, traveling in a “C” or horseshoe path due to Earth’s gravity.
Live Q&A ()[edit]
Question #1 - Time Travel ()[edit]
If the rogues traveled back in time, what could we change.
Question #2 - Fecal Transplants ()[edit]
The science and fiction of fecal tranplants.
Question #3 - Skeptical Obligations ()[edit]
Are skeptics obligated morally to oppose irrationality.
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()[edit]
'You can't believe everything you read on the internet.' - Abraham Lincoln
Voice-over: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by SGU Productions, dedicated to promoting science and critical thinking. For more information on this and other episodes, please visit our website at www.theskepticsguide.org. You can also check out our other podcast, The SGU 5x5, as well as find links to our blogs and the SGU forums. For questions, suggestions, and other feedback, please use the "Contact Us" form on the website, or send an email to info@theskepticsguide.org. If you enjoyed this episode, then please help us spread the word by leaving us a review on iTunes, Zune, or your portal of choice. 'Theorem' is performed by Kineto, and used with permission.
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