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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 192 - 3/25/2009
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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly Podcast talkshow discussing the latest news and topics from the world of the paranormal, fringe science, and controversial claims from a scientific point of view. -The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: Your escape to reality -Produced by the New England Skeptical Society in association with the James Randi Educational Foundation(JREF) : http://www.theness.com

Podcast 192 - March 25, 2009

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News Items: Cold Fusion Again, Evolution Education in Texas, Synthetic Blood
Questions and E-mails: Richard Saunders Open Letter to Pharmacists, Quantum Jumping, Super Chimney
Name That Logical Fallacy
Randi Speaks
Science or fiction
Who's That Noisy



Segment:   News Items     
Cold Fusion Again     http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.a67cf72fe27770f9ec992da18169937d.a1&show_article=1 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=502
Texas Evolution Fight     http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=501
Synthetic Blood     http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/researchers-develop-synthetic-human-blood.html

Segment:   Questions and E-mails     
Question # 1 - Open Letter from Richard Saunders to Australian Pharmacists     http://i2p.com.au/?page=site/article&id=1274
Question # 2 - Quantum Jumping     Just thought I would share a link I ran across. This one really got me tickled. http://www.quantumjumping.com/ Keep up the good work, love the new site. Oh and by the way, there actually are skeptical rednecks from the south. I know, I are one. =P Josh
Question # 3 - Super Chimney     Hey SGU! Have you heard of the Super Chimney? http://www.superchimney.org The basic idea is that a giant chimney could reduce the effects of global warming and provide a source of wind energy. It sounds a bit fishy to me, but I can't put my finger on why and I don't have the subject knowledge to figure out the details. Would this actually work? Am I being too critical? What am I missing? Thanks for your time! - Jokermage

Segment:   Randi Speaks     
Randi Speaks     Carl Sagan

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item # 1     A new study shows that the morbidly obese, on average, are as active as those in the normal or overweight category. http://www.p.blackwellpublishing.com/bw/press/pressitem.asp?ref=2138
Item # 2     Researchers have developed a system for treating blood infections that uses a magnet to draw the pathogens out of the blood. http://www.childrenshospital.org/newsroom/Site1339/mainpageS1339P1sublevel517.html
Item #     New research shows that expert advice can shut off the decision-making part of the brain. http://www.physorg.com/news157098577.html

Segment:   Who's That Noisy     
Whos That Noisy     Answer to last week - Dr. Roy Spencer

Segment:   Quote of the Week     
Quote of the Week     “She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist.” - Jean Paul Sartre
 
 
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