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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 152 - 6/11/2008

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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 152 - June 11, 2008

News Items: Bacteria Evolve, The 100mpg Car, Unicorn Deer, Fishing Monkeys, Plutoids, Albinos in Africa
Special Report-Crystal Skulls
Your Questions and E-mails: Coincidence, Green Nanoparticles
Name that Logical Fallacy
Science or Fiction



Segment:   News Items     
Nuclear Baby      The House of Yahweh predicts the Nuclear Baby will come on June 12th, 2008 although previous predictiions on Sept. 12th, 2006 and June 12th, 2007 appear to have not come true.
Bacteria Evolve     Bacteria Evolve
The 100MPG Car     The 100 mile-per-gallon car
Unicorn Deer     Unicorn Deer
Fishing Monkeys     Fishing Monkeys
Plutoids     Plutoids
Albinos in Africa     Albinos in Africa

Segment:   Special Report     
Special Report     Crystal Skulls

Segment:   Questions and E-mails     
Coincidence     Coincidence
Green Nanoparticles     Green Nanoparticles

Segment:   Name that Logical Fallacy     
Logical Fallacy     Mike Lacelle asks if "poisoning the well" is a logical fallacy?

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item #1     bees
Item #2     biometric identification by gate
Item #3     healthy meat

Segment:   Skeptical Quote of the Week     
Quote     "Skeptical scrutiny is the means in both Science and Religion by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense." - Dr. Carl Sagan
 
 
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