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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 199 - 5/13/2009
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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 199 - May 13, 2009

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Interview with Rusty Schweickart
News Items: Simon Singh's Lawsuit, Ultradense Deuterium, Acupuncture Science, Last Fix for Hubble
Science or Fiction
Who's That Noisy



Segment:   News Items     
Simon Singh's Lawsuit     http://skepticblog.org/2009/05/11/simon-singhs-libel-suit/
Ultradense Deuterium     http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511181356.htm
Acupuncture Science     http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=492
Last Fix for Hubble     http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D985G04G0&show_article=1

Segment:   Interview     
Interview with Rusty Schweickart     Rusty was one of the three astronauts on the Apollo mission and performed the first Apollo EVA. He currently is working developing the infrastructure to detect and deflect potential impact threats to the earth. http://www.well.com/~rs/

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item # 1     A new study suggests that nearly all of the increase in weight in the US over the last 30 years is due to increased calorie intake, rather than decreased physical activity. http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/05/08/increased.food.intake.alone.explains.increase.body.weight.united.states
Item # 2     Biologists discover a new frog species that uses bursts of infrasound to stun its prey. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0005413
Item # 3     Researchers find in a new clinical study that 30% of cancers respond significantly to treatment with an anti-viral drug. http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/05/13/novel.therapy.may.prove.effective.treatment.30.percent.cancers

Segment:   Who's That Noisy     
Whos That Noisy     Answer to last week - a doppler utrasound of baby's heart.

Segment:   Quote of the Week     
Quote of the Week     "Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it." --Buddha
 
 
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