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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 161 - 8/20/2008
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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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August 20, 2008
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Interview with Adam Savage from Mythbusters
News Items: Remembering Perry, Monkey Eludes Dragnet, Bigfoot Body Hoax Revealed, Robot with Biological Brain, The Future of Doping
Special Report: JREF Psychic Challenge Report
Science or Fiction
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Segment: News Items
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Segment: Special Report
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Million Dollar Challenge
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The JREF (http://www.randi.org/)evaluates the claims of Colin Ross for the Million Dollar Challenge, and SGU host Steven Novella reports on his involvement with the evaluation.
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Segment: Interview
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Interview with Adam Savage
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Interview with Adam Savage of Mythbusters at TAM 6 in Las Vegas
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Segment: Science or Fiction [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
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Item # 1  Fiction
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By making an alloy of iron, silicon, and manganese, researchers have created a practical superconductor at temperatures just under zero degrees celcius, just short of the holy grail of a “room-temperature” superconductor.
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Item # 2  Science
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A new study shows that lining endotracheal tubes used for patients on a ventilator with silver reduces the incidence of pneumonia by 36%.
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Item # 3 Science
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Scientists have developed a thin film that can radically change its absorption or emittance of light and heat, which can be used to insulate so-called micro-satellites.
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Segment: Quote of the Week
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Quote of the Week
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"To defy the authority of empirical evidence is to disqualify oneself as someone worthy of critical engagement in a dialogue"
- The 14th Dalai Lama
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