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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 229 - 12/9/2009

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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 229 - December 09, 2009

News Items - With Special Guest Phil Plait: Denver Aliens, Bird Speciation, Blinded by Faith, Spiral over Norway, Uranus Tilt, Methane on Mars
Your Questions and E-mails: Homeopathy Ads
Science or Fiction
Who's That Noisy



Segment:   News Items     
Denver Aliens     http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-denver-ufos3-2009dec03,0,6337583.story
Bird Speciation     http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/1203/2
Blinded by Faith     http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/1202/1224259894300.html?via=mr
Spiral over Norway     http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234430/Mystery-spiral-blue-light-display-hovers-Norway.html
Uranus Tilt     http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18239-large-moon-of-uranus-may-explain-odd-tilt.html
Methane on Mars     http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8402741.stm

Segment:   Questions and E-mails     
Question # 1 - Homeopathy Ads     I noticed this poster a few months ago in Toronto. They claim to be able to cure cancer, HIV and damn near everything else. Shouldn't this be illegal? Will M

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item # 1     Engineers have developed a process using a strong magnetic field to cut high-strength steel, for example in car manufacturing. http://www.fraunhofer.de/en/press/research-news/2009/12/electromagnetic-fields-as-cutting-tools.jsp
Item # 2     A new study suggests that having a very clean environment as a child increases the risk of heart disease later in life. http://www.physorg.com/news179522243.html
Item # 3     A new position paper from the American Dietetic Association recommends a daily multi-vitamin for most Americans. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/173437.php

Segment:   Who's That Noisy     
Who's That Noisy     Answer to last week: Betty Hill

Segment:   Quote of the Week     
Quote of the Week     "Science makes a lousy religion and religion makes a lousy science." - Linda Rosa
 
 
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