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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 324 - 10/1/2011

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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 324 - October 01, 2011

Highlights from the SGU 24 Live Streaming event
Interview with Australian Skeptics: Richard Saunders, Dr. Rachie Dunlop, Jo Benhamu
This Day in Skepticism
News Items: Grail Craft Launch, A. sediba, Adaptation and Orgasm
Special Report: Siphonomores
Top 10 Future Technologies
Science or Fiction



Segment:   This Day in Skepticism     
September 23 1846     Discovery of Neptune

Segment:   News Items     
Grail Craft Launch     http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-285
A. sediba     http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16053/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=oO5vCOhI http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fossils-raise-questions-about-human-ancestry
Adaptation and Orgasm     http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/09/coming_to_terms_with_the_femal.php

Segment:   Special Report     
Siphonophores     http://siphonophores.org/SiphOrganization.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT1TSbarW1U

Segment:   Top 10     
Top 10 Future Technologies     The Rogues Discuss their hopes for future technology

Segment:   Interview     
Interview with Australian Skeptics     Richard Saunders, Dr. Rachie Dunlop, and Jo Benhamu

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item #1     A newly published review of the most frequently viewed YouTube videos claiming to depict a patient suffering from a movement disorder found that 2/3 of the videos actually showed individuals with a psychogenic disorder. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921172847.htm
Item #2     A new study shows that women's voices are higher during ovulation and harsher and more irregular during menstruation. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921172836.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed28ScienceDaily29
Item #3     New evidence indicates that some small feathered dinosaurs survived for millions of years after the mass extinction that wiped out their cousins. http://sciencenewsdaily.org/archaeology-fossils-news/cluster114396736/
 
 
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