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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 198 - 5/7/2009
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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 198 - May 07, 2009

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Interview With Rachael Dunlop
News Items: Four Years of SGU; Oprah Signs Jenny McCarthy; Dark Matter; Six Degrees of Separation; Homeopathy Death
Your Questions and E-mails: I Have Birds in my Pants
Science or Fiction
Who's That Noisy



Segment:   News Items     
SGU 4 year Anniversary     The Rogues look back on four years of the SGU
Oprah Gives Platform to Anti-Vax Movement     http://skepchick.org/blog/?p=7166
Does Dark Matter Exist?     http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/502/1 http://www.physorg.com/news160726282.html
Six Degrees of Separation     http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8029774.stm
Homeopathy Death     http://www.smh.com.au/national/dead-babys-parents-ignored-advice-qc-20090504-asmt.html?page=1

Segment:   Questions and E-mails     
Question # 1 - I Have Birds in my Pants     He has birds in his pants. Perry would've jumped all over this. Airport inspection reveals smuggled songbirds http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090506/ap_on_fe_st/us_smuggled_songbirds Jim Mears

Segment:   Interview     
Interview with Rachael Dunlop     Rachael Dunlop is a member of the Australian Skeptics and gives Dr. Rachie Reports for their official podcast, The Skeptic Zone http://www.skepticzone.tv

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item # 1     Scientists reveal the first car that can run on biofuel made from chocolate. http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-science/20090505/EU.Britain.Chocolate.Racer/
Item # 2     Physicists have developed a new incandescent light bulb suitable for residential use that is almost 100 times as energy efficient as existing bulbs. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506160542.htm
Item # 3     A new fossil analysis shows that the so-called “hobbit”, or Homo florensiensis, had long flat feet more like apes than humans, and therefore could not walk efficiently. http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/05/06/new.analysis.shows.hobbits.couldnt.hustle

Segment:   Who's That Noisy     
Whos That Noisy     Answer to last week - Uri Geller

Segment:   Quote of the Week     
Quote of the Week     "Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson
 
 
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