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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 323 - 9/24/2011

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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 323 - September 24, 2011

Special Guests: George Hrab and Brian Brushwood
This Day in Skepticism
News Items: Single Molecule Electric Motor, Registering Atheists
Special Report: Nature vs Nurture
Science or Fiction



Segment:   This Day in Skepticism     
September 24     1 - Fish Amnesty Day 2 - 1979 Compuserve Introduces Electronic Mail

Segment:   News Items     
Single Molecule Electronic Motor     http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110904140353.htm
Registering Atheists     http://www.care2.com/causes/pastor-compares-atheists-to-terrorists-sex-offenders-suggests-national-registry.html

Segment:   Special Report     
Nature vs Nurture     Topic introduced by George Hrab

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item #1     IBM is building the largest storage array ever, when complete it will allow for 120 exabytes of storage.
Item #2     Toshiba recently reviewed its new no-glasses 55 inch 3D TV. It's the first large screen 3D TV that does not require any glasses and can accommodate up to nine people.
Item #3     A recent study shows new evidence that reducing soot emissions into the atmosphere can slow melting of arctic ice faster than any other quick fix.

Segment:   Skeptical Quote of the Week     
Skeptical Quote of the Week     "Every generation has the obligation to free men's minds for a look at new worlds... to look out from a higher plateau than the last generation." - Ellison S. Onizuka
 
 
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