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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 249 - 4/17/2010
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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 249 - April 17, 2010

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Live from NECSS 2010, with Special Guest: James Randi
Items: Volcano in Iceland, Near Death Experiences, Sound Bullets, Injured by Price Scanner, Singh Libel Suit dropped, Two Moms and a Dad, Girl Speaks German After Coma
Science or Fiction
Live Questions



Segment:   News Items     
Volcano in Iceland     http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_iceland_volcano
Near Death Experiences     http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/04/100408-near-death-experiences-blood-carbon-dioxide/
Sound Bullets     http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=acoustic-lens-generates-bullets-of-2010-04-05
Injured by Price Scanner     http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10103/1050061-100.stm?cmpid=latest.xmlcreated as a hyperlink in the Show Notes
Singh Libel Suit Dropped     http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=1853 http://skepchick.org/blog/2010/04/breaking-simon-singh-has-won/
Two Moms and a Dad     http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/two-moms-and-a-dad-researchers-create-human-embryo-with-three-dna-sets/article1535143/
Girl Speaks German - Before and After Coma     http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/croatia/7583971/Croatian-teenager-wakes-from-coma-speaking-fluent-German.html

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item #1     Researchers find that drugs like morphine and heroine may protect the brain from HIV associated dementia. http://www.physorg.com/news190577379.html
Item #2     A new study finds that late night video game playing significantly delays sleep onset in teenagers. http://www.aasmnet.org/Articles.aspx?id=1628
Item #3     Physicists create a true random number generator, exploiting quantum entanglement as the source of randomness. http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/25041/

Segment:   Live Questions     
Question #1 - These Kids Today     Question about why kids today are not interested in science.
Question #2 - Homeopathy vs Phrenology     Why do some pseudosciences thrive while others fade away?

Segment:   Quote of the Week     
Quote of the Week     “Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge; and its nature is sinned against when it is drowned in ignorance.” - William W. Channing
 
 
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