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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 152 - 6/11/2008
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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by SGU Productions, LLC - dedicated to promoting critical thinking, reason, and the public understanding of science through online and other media. The first episode of the SGU podcast went online on May 4th, 2005. It soon became a popular science/skeptical podcast, and remains one of the most popular science podcasts on iTunes.
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Podcast
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June 11, 2008
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News Items: Bacteria Evolve, The 100mpg Car, Unicorn Deer, Fishing Monkeys, Plutoids, Albinos in Africa Special Report-Crystal Skulls Your Questions and E-mails: Coincidence, Green Nanoparticles Name that Logical Fallacy Science or Fiction
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Segment: News Items
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Nuclear Baby
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The House of Yahweh predicts the Nuclear Baby will come on June 12th, 2008 although previous predictiions on Sept. 12th, 2006 and June 12th, 2007 appear to have not come true.
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Bacteria Evolve
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Bacteria Evolve
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The 100MPG Car
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The 100 mile-per-gallon car
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Unicorn Deer
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Unicorn Deer
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Fishing Monkeys
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Fishing Monkeys
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Plutoids
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Plutoids
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Albinos in Africa
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Albinos in Africa
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Segment: Special Report
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Special Report
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Crystal Skulls
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Segment: Questions and E-mails
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Coincidence
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Coincidence
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Green Nanoparticles
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Green Nanoparticles
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Segment: Name that Logical Fallacy
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Logical Fallacy
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Mike Lacelle asks if "poisoning the well" is a logical fallacy?
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Segment: Science or Fiction [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
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Item #1 Science
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bees
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Item #2 Science
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biometric identification by gate
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Item #3 Fiction
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healthy meat
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Segment: Skeptical Quote of the Week
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Quote
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"Skeptical scrutiny is the means in both Science and Religion by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense." - Dr. Carl Sagan
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