Podcast Blogs Video Forums
 
 

The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 271 - 9/22/2010
<<< Back to Podcast Archive

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.

SGU Podcasting Awards: SGU on XM: You can listen to the SGU on America's Talk XM 166 every Saturday night from 8-9pm Eastern.

Podcast 271 - September 22, 2010

  Download Podcast
   Print Show Notes
Interview with Simon Singh
News Items: Losing Your Religion, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Dirty Electricity, Origins of Moons, Halfalogue
Who's That Noisy
Science or Fiction



Segment:   News Items     
Losing Your Religion     http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=2294 http://live.psu.edu/story/48624/rss30
The Man Who Fell to Earth     http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39211874/ns/us_news-weird_news/
Dirty Electricity     http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=6897
Origins of Moons     http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11378762
Halfalogue     http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/halfalogue-overheard-cell-phone-conversations-are-not-only-annoying-but-reduce-our-attention.html

Segment:   Who's That Noisy     
Who's That Noisy     Answer to last week: Mount St. Helens erupting

Segment:   Interview     
Interview with Simon Singh     http://www.simonsingh.net/

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item #1     An engineer recently became the first person to achieve sustained human-powered flight with an ornithopter. http://www.physorg.com/news204386550.html
Item #2     A new study indicates that commonly used sunless tanning products directly increase the risk of developing basal cell carcinoma. http://www.physorg.com/news204221525.html
Item #3     Recent satellite images demonstrate Mercury's long gaseous comet-like tail. http://www.physorg.com/news204362442.html

Segment:   Quote of the Week     
Quote of the Week     The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. - Albert Einstein
 
 
Home About Resources Media Store Contact Site Map Credits Privacy Policy Terms of Use ©2011 SGU PRODUCTIONS, LLC