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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 155 - 7/9/2008
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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
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Podcast
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July 09, 2008
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Interview with James Randi
News Items: Einstein Right Again, Conservapedia Denies Evolution, Controversial Chelation Autism Study
Special Report: Roswell 61 Years Later
Science or Fiction
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Segment: News Items
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Segment: Special Report
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Special Report
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Roswell - 61 Years Later
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Segment: Interview
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Interview with James Randi
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James Randi is the director of the James Randi Educational Foundation - JREF: http://www.randi.org
The author of numerous books, including the Faith Healers and the Mask of Nostradamus. He is a tireless investigator of paranormal claims and exposer of frauds and charlatans.
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Segment: Science or Fiction [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
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Question #1  Science
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A new study finds that men vaccinated in the morning produce a better antibody response then those vaccinated in the afternoon.
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Question #2 Science
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A new fossil analysis suggests that relatively large brain size evolved independently in New World and Old World monkeys and is not a shared trait, as was previously thought.
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Question #3  Fiction
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Researchers have found that the pied flycatcher uses a primitive form of echolocation to help catch insects in flight.
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