SGU Episode 461

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SGU Episode 461
May 10th 2014
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SGU 460                      SGU 462
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
R: Rebecca Watson
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
The difference between faith and insanity is that faith is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence, whereas insanity is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence.
William Harwood
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Introduction

You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

This Day in Skepticism ()

• April 26, 1986: Chernobyl Disaster

News Items

Black Salve ()

• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2600537/Black-salve-ointment-leaves-man-inch-wide-HOLE-head.html

Tetraquarks ()

• http://www.inquisitr.com/1209702/large-hadron-collider-finds-new-form-of-quark-matter/

Homeopathy Report ()

• http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/another-damning-homeopathy-report/

Stradivarius Study ()

• http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/08/violin-stradivarius-old-new-better-scientific-test

Video Game Aggression ()

• http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/video-games/video-gamers-aggression-born-frustration-not-violence-study-n75151

Science or Fiction ()

Item #1: The first European settlers of Boston called the region Trebis Faba, which means 'three beans.' Item #2: It's against the law to refer to any part of the day as 'Happy Hour.' Item #3: The fig newton is named after the Boston suburb of Newton. Item #4: The Boston Redsocks baseball team has patented the color known as Fenway Green.

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

“The difference between faith and insanity is that faith is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence, whereas insanity is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence.”- William Harwood

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