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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 136 - 2/27/2008
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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 136 - February 27, 2008

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News Items: McFeng Sui, Anti-Scientific Medicine in South Africa, Type IV Civilization, Killer Robots
Your Questions and E-mails: Favorite Science and Skeptical Books
Science or Fiction



Segment:   News Items     
McFung Sui     biz.yahoo.com/ap/080224/zen_fast_food.html
Anti-Science-Based Medicine in South Africa     http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=57
ET Creates Galaxy     http://www.theskepticsguide.org/sgublog/?p=148
Killer Robots     http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080227111811.y9syyq8p&show_article=1

Segment:   Questions and E-mails     
Skeptical Required Reading     I would like to know what books you would recommend for a beginning skeptic. I have had "The Demon-Haunted World" since it first came out, but would like to expand my library. What magazines would you recommend for one to subscribe to.

Thank you
Michael Shrode
Evansville, U.S.A.

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Question #1     For the first time scientists have filmed a single electron.
Question #2     A new study finds that some species of bats have internal magnetic fields that aid them in locating prey.
Question #3     Forensic scientists have discovered how to track a person's travel by examining their hair.

Segment:   Quote of the Week     
Quote     "Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition." - Isaac Asimov (originally misattributed to James Randi)
 
 
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