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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 293 - 2/23/2011
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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
293
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February 23, 2011
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Guest Rogue: Joshie Berger
This Day in Skepticism: Galileo Censored
News Items: Internet Kill Switch, Japan to Trawl for Space Junk, Watson on Jeopardy!, Lie to Me
Who's That Noisy
Your Questions and E-mails: Lost Information
Science or Fiction
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Segment: This Day in Skepticism
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Feb 26 1616
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Cardinal Bellarmine warned Galileo not to hold, teach, or defend the theory, that the Earth revolved around the Sun.
A transcript filed by the 1633 Inquisition indicates he was also enjoined from either speaking or writing about his theory. Yet Galileo remained in conflict with the Church. He was eventually interrogated by the Inquisition in Apr 1633. On 22 Jun 1633, Galileo was sentenced to prison indefinitely, with seven of ten cardinals presiding at his trial affirming the sentencing order. Upon signing a formal recantation, the Pope allowed him to live instead under house-arrest. From Dec 1633 to the end of his life on 8 Jan 1641, he remained in his villa at Florence.
To this day, 32% of Russians still believe the Sun goes around the earth
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/11/us-russia-poll-education-science-idUSTRE71A5B920110211
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Segment: News Items
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Segment: Who's That Noisy
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Who's That Noisy
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Answer to last week: Bernie Madoff
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Segment: Questions and E-mails
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Question #1 - Lost Information
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Hi guys been thinking about this question for a while, was wondering if you could help. As I understand it is said that matter cannot be destroyed only changed from one type of energy to another. My question is your brain holds lots of information such as skills, names and other day to day experiences. So when a person dies what happens to the information stored within the brain. I know you might not be able to answer the question but would like to know your response.
P.S please rephrase the question if needed hope you get what I mean.
Neil Pimlott
Blackpool UK
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Segment: Science or Fiction [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
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Segment: Quote of the Week
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Quote of the Week
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"Microbiology and meteorology now explain what only a few centuries ago was considered sufficient cause to burn women to death."
- Carl Sagan
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