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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 203 - 6/9/2009
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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 203 - June 09, 2009

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Interview with Bruce Hood
News Items: Crop Circles 2009, Chronic Lyme Disease, Casino Feng Shui, UFO follow up
Your Questions and E-mails: Liver Flush for Gallstones
Science or Fiction
Who's That Noisy



Segment:   News Items     
Crop Circles 2009     http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1190279/Jellyfish-dragonflies-peace-symbols-The-summer-crop-circles-just-getting-started.html http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2009/may2009.html
CT and Chronic Lyme Disease     http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=551 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=552
Quantum Mechanics     http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/605/1
Casino Feng Shui     http://ncseweb.org/news/2009/06/antievolution-bills-die-texas-004818
UFO Follow Up     http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5435262/UFOs-above-Merseyside-linked-to-HMS-Daring-military-exercise.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5434040/UFOs-spotted-in-Cambridgeshire.html

Segment:   Questions and E-mails     
Question # 1 - Apple Cider and Gallstones     Through her friends, my mother has decided to drink apple cider to remove gallstones. According to her friends, after drinking only apple cider for two days, the gallstones will be flushed out from the body and observed in the feces. It will appear green and and feel soft to the touch. I have found conflicting reports online and I care about my mother's health very much. Your opinions would be much appreciated. SGU Listener, Ruanne Lai Toronto

Segment:   Interview     
Interview with Bruce Hood     Bruce Hood is the author of Supersense:Why We Believe in the Unbelievable http://brucemhood.wordpress.com/

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item # 1     Scientists have successfully genetically engineered bacteria to mass-produce tarantula silk, which can be used in textiles. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8083962.stm
Item # 2     New research suggests that chimpanzees are able to memorize the precise location of individual fruit bearing trees out of more than 12,000 trees in their territory, in addition to remembering their seasonal productivity. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8086000/8086246.stm
Item # 3     Researchers find that bats are able to identify other individual bats from their echolocation calls, even from a single burst of sound. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8085477.stm

Segment:   Who's That Noisy     
Whos That Noisy     Answer to last week: Auroral Emissions

Segment:   Quote of the Week     
Quote of the Week     pending
 
 
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