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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 161 - 8/20/2008
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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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August 20, 2008
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Interview with Adam Savage from Mythbusters
News Items: Remembering Perry, Monkey Eludes Dragnet, Bigfoot Body Hoax Revealed, Robot with Biological Brain, The Future of Doping
Special Report: JREF Psychic Challenge Report
Science or Fiction
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Segment: News Items
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Segment: Special Report
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Million Dollar Challenge
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The JREF (http://www.randi.org/)evaluates the claims of Colin Ross for the Million Dollar Challenge, and SGU host Steven Novella reports on his involvement with the evaluation.
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Segment: Interview
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Interview with Adam Savage
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Interview with Adam Savage of Mythbusters at TAM 6 in Las Vegas
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Segment: Science or Fiction [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
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Item # 1  Fiction
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By making an alloy of iron, silicon, and manganese, researchers have created a practical superconductor at temperatures just under zero degrees celcius, just short of the holy grail of a “room-temperature” superconductor.
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Item # 2  Science
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A new study shows that lining endotracheal tubes used for patients on a ventilator with silver reduces the incidence of pneumonia by 36%.
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Item # 3 Science
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Scientists have developed a thin film that can radically change its absorption or emittance of light and heat, which can be used to insulate so-called micro-satellites.
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Segment: Quote of the Week
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Quote of the Week
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"To defy the authority of empirical evidence is to disqualify oneself as someone worthy of critical engagement in a dialogue"
- The 14th Dalai Lama
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