SGU Episode 441
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| SGU Episode 441 |
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| December 28th 2013 |
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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 |
Not wrong, there is just more to learn. |
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Introduction[edit]
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
This Day in Skepticism ()[edit]
- December 28 1895: The Lumière brothers hold their first public film screening.
Year in Review ()[edit]
- Best and Worst of 2013: The SGU discusses Listener picks and their own
News Items[edit]
2013 Year in Science ()[edit]
- Best and Worst science news of 2013
Who's That Noisy ()[edit]
- Grand Prize Winner: iPuppy
In Memoriam ()[edit]
- Dr. Narendra Dabholkar
- Frederick Sanger August 13, 1918 - November 19, 2013 Age 95 Double Nobel winner
- Scott Carpenter May 1, 1925 - October 10, 2013 Age 88 Second US astronaut in orbit
- Aaron Swartz: Internet innovator & activist (Died Jan. 11, age 26) – hand in RSS
- Andre Cassagnes: Etch A Sketch inventor (Died Jan. 16, age 86)
- Douglas Engelbart: Father of the computer mouse (Died July 2, age 88)
- Amar Bose: Founder of Bose (Died July 12, age 83)
- Ray Dolby: sound pioneer (Died Sept. 12, age 80)
- Nelson Mandela
- Tom Clancy
- Frederik Pohl
- Michael Ansara – Star Trek’s Kang
- Virginia Johnson – of Masters and Johnson
- Jim Kelly – age 67, Enter the Dragon
- Duane Gish
- Sylvia Browne
- Lloyd Pye
- Harold Camping
- Dr. Jesse Marcel, Jr. August 24, 2013 Physician who told of handling Roswell debris
- Paul Crouch Televangelist and founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network
- Augusto Odone father of Lorenzo
Science or Fiction ()[edit]
Item #1: Scientists discover quadruple helix DNA in human cells. Item #2: Researchers find that bilingual children have a significantly higher IQ score compared to matched monolingual controls. Item #3: Scientists discover the mechanism by which the single-celled organism, Tetrahymena thermophile, has seven sexes.
Announcements ()[edit]
- SGU Conferences 2014: NECSS – April 11-13, New YorkAustralia – Nov 28-30, SydneyNew Zealand- Dec 5-7, Aukland
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()[edit]
“Not wrong, there is just more to learn.”- The Doctor
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