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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 329 - 11/5/2011
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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 329 - November 05, 2011

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This Day in Skepticism
News Items: Climate Change Confirmation, Steve Job's Cancer, New GPS, Pre-Clovis Find
Who's That Noisy
Your Questions and E-mails: Brush Before or After
Name That Logical Fallacy
Science or Fiction



Segment:   This Day in Skepticism     
November 5, 1892     JBS Haldane in born

Segment:   News Items     
Climate Change Confirmaion     http://berkeleyearth.org/Resources/Berkeley_Earth_Summary_20_Oct
Steve Job's Cancer     http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/steve-jobs-medical-reality-distortion-field/
New GPS     http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15372540
Pre-Clovis Find     http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15391388

Segment:   Who's That Noisy     
Who's That Noisy     Answer to last week: Deepak Chopra

Segment:   Questions and Emails     
Question #1 - Brush Before or After     Hi, I've been looking for this, haven't found an answer. Some say that brushing teeth before breakfast is a must, because bacteria accumulates in the mouth during sleep, and you would swallow them, if you ate breakfast. I find it hard to believe, but i have not found any evidence to suggest either way. Would appreciate an opinion! - Olav Kokovkin Estonia

Segment:   Name That Logical Fallacy     
Name That Logical Fallacy     What logical fallacy is committed when A causes B, B is observed, then a claim is made that A is true ignoring any other possible causes for B? - Dale Freya Brisbane Australia

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item #1     A study finds that children raised in a punitive environment where they are physically punished tell lies more often and convincingly. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-harsh-discipline-fosters-dishonesty-young.html
Item #2     New research finds that international ranking in chess strongly correlates with the number of hours practiced, regardless of other factors. http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/deliberate-practice-necessary-but-not-sufficient.html
Item #3     Researchers find evidence that, prior to 750 million years ago, the earth's oceans were highly sulfidic - essentially poisonous to multicellular animals and acting as a barrier to their evolution. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X11005309

Segment:   Skeptical Quote of the Week     
Skeptical Quote of the Week     "The advance of scientific knowledge does not seem to make either our universe or our inner life in it any less mysterious". - JBS Haldane
 
 
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