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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 315 - 7/27/2011
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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 315 - July 27, 2011

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Interview with Bill Nye
This Day in Skepticism
News Items: Skeptical Conferences, Victory for Evolution in Texas, New Moon for Pluto, Life in the Universe, Connecticut Chupacabra
Who's That Noisy
Science or Fiction



Segment:   This Day in Skepticism     
July 30, 1898,     Corn Flakes were invented by William Kellogg.

Segment:   News Items     
TAM9 and Upcoming Events     http://www.theskepticsguide.org/resources/events.aspx
Victory for Evolution in Texas     http://ncse.com/news/2011/07/victory-evolution-texas-006802
New Moon for Pluto     http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14220620
Life in the Universe     http://www.space.com/12421-alien-life-rare-universe-extraterrestrials-seti.html
Connecticut Chupacabra     http://fairfield.patch.com/articles/southport-resident-reports-sighting-of-bizarre-creature-some-claim-is-a-chupacabra#photo-752971

Segment:   Who's That Noisy     
Who's That Noisy     Answer to last week: Barn Owl

Segment:   Interview     
Interview with Bill Nye     http://planetary.org/home/

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item #1     A new analysis indicates that the greatest threat to endangered large African mammal species is the conservation laws designed to protect them. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110727122702.htm
Item #2     Biologists discover that the cottony cushion scale insect fertilizes its eggs with sperm that live inside of it as a separate infectious tissue lineage. http://tinyurl.com/3d97lwg
Item #3     Scientists discover that the biomass of a species in a given ecosystem is determined entirely by it's place in the food chain, and not by animal type, size, or other variable. http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=121051&org=NSF&from=news

Segment:   Skeptical Quote of the Week     
Skeptical Quote of the Week     "A live body and a dead body contain the same number of particles. Structurally, there’s no discernible difference. Life and death are unquantifiable abstracts. Why should I be concerned?" - Dr. Manhattan
 
 
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