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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 155 - 7/9/2008
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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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July 09, 2008
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Interview with James Randi
News Items: Einstein Right Again, Conservapedia Denies Evolution, Controversial Chelation Autism Study
Special Report: Roswell 61 Years Later
Science or Fiction
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Segment: News Items
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Segment: Special Report
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Special Report
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Roswell - 61 Years Later
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Segment: Interview
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Interview with James Randi
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James Randi is the director of the James Randi Educational Foundation - JREF: http://www.randi.org
The author of numerous books, including the Faith Healers and the Mask of Nostradamus. He is a tireless investigator of paranormal claims and exposer of frauds and charlatans.
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Segment: Science or Fiction [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
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Question #1  Science
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A new study finds that men vaccinated in the morning produce a better antibody response then those vaccinated in the afternoon.
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Question #2 Science
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A new fossil analysis suggests that relatively large brain size evolved independently in New World and Old World monkeys and is not a shared trait, as was previously thought.
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Question #3  Fiction
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Researchers have found that the pied flycatcher uses a primitive form of echolocation to help catch insects in flight.
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Segment: Skeptical Quote of the Week
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Skeptical Quote
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“When did ignorance become a point of view?” - Scott Adams
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