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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 218 - 9/23/2009
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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 218 - September 23, 2009

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Interview with Michael Vassar
News Items: Raptor Rex, Bill Maher Antiscience, Panama Monster
Science or Fiction
Who's That Noisy



Segment:   News Items     
Raptorex     http://news.uchicago.edu/news.php?asset_id=1710
Bill Maher Antiscience     http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2009/09/is_bill_maher_really_that_ignorant_part_2.php
Panama Monster     http://skepchick.org/blog/2009/09/the-panama-monster-is-not-a-monster/

Segment:   Interview     
Interview with Michael Vassar     President, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/people/Michael-Vassar/ Singularity Summit http://www.singularitysummit.com/

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item # 1     A new study finds that use of texting, or so-called chat-speak, is significantly correlated with poorer spelling ability in students. Don't forget to check the box to tell us which one was the Fiction. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090922095814.htm
Item # 2     New research finds that mortality rates increase by 6% in UK hospitals in the first week of August – when new doctors begin training. http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/article.php?q=09092317-new-research-shows-small-increase-hospital-mortality-rates-the-first-week-august
Item # 3     A meta-analysis finds that community smoking bans decrease heart attack admissions by 36% at three years. http://www.escardio.org/about/press/press-releases/pr-09/Pages/ESC-statement-smoking-bans.aspx

Segment:   Who's That Noisy     
Whos That Noisy     Answer to last week: translation of brain wave activity into sound

Segment:   Quote of the Week     
Quote of the Week     "Yo Oprah, I'm really happy for you, and I'm gonna let you finish, but Jenny McCarthy is one of the biggest idiots of all time." - Kanye West (a parody of the MTV Music Awards)
 
 
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