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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 208 - 7/11/2009
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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
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Podcast
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July 11, 2009
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Live Recording from TAM 7
News Items: Microbot Plumbers, Archeological Dig, Sunspots Return, Blogs vs Journalists, Genie Sued
Science or Fiction
Live Questions
Rebecca's Wedding
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Segment: News Items
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Segment: Science or Fiction [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
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Item # 1  Science
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Scientists report that application of a common herbicide to sweet corn actually increased its nutritional value.
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Item # 2  Fiction
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New research finds that the so-called “umami” taste of amino acids is not a distinct taste but a combination of other taste and olfactory sensations.
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Item # 3 Science
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Researchers have been able to create pluripotent stem cells from adult-derived cells, without the use of genes, virus, or reprogramming proteins.
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Segment: Live Questions
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Live Questions
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The Rogues take live questions from the audience.
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Segment: Rebecca's Wedding
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Segment: Quote of the Week
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Quote of the Week
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We can forgive children who are afraid of the dark. The real tragedy is men who are afraid of the light.
Plato
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