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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 216 - 9/9/2009

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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe

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 216 - September 09, 2009

News Items: Live from DragonCon 2009, Google UFO, Mongolian Death Worm, Chupacabra in Texas, Magnetic Monopole
Live Q&A
Science or Fiction
Who's That Noisy



Segment:   News Items     
Google UFO     http://www.universetoday.com/2009/09/07/google-ufo-doodle-explained/
Mongolian Death Worm     http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20090810-mongolian-death-worm-fact-or-fantasy
Chupacabra in Texas     http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/03/animal.mystery.chupacabra/index.html
Magnetic Monopole     http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090903163725.htm

Segment:   Live Q&A     

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item # 1     Programmers have demonstrated visual recognition software that is able to read CAPTCHA distorted text as well as humans. http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/machines-cant-replicate-human-image-recognition-yet-24960.html
Item # 2     A team at MIT has finally figured out the three-dimensional structure of cement. http://cee.mit.edu/news/releases/2009/cementDNA
Item # 3     Engineers have developed the first functioning electrical circuit that runs entirely off the energy inside a tree. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=51869

Segment:   Who's That Noisy     
Who's That Noisy     Answer to last week - Jim Jones

Segment:   Quote of the Week     
Quote of the Week     "Skeptics...pfft! They only believe in science. - Anonymous DragonCon Loser
 
 
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