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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 374 - 9/15/2012

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Podcast 374 - September 15, 2012

This Day in Skepticism: Murray Gell-Mann and Alexander Flemming
News Items: Sun Myung Moon Dies, Company Apologies for Thalidomide, Super WiFi, Calorie Restriction and Longevity
Special Report: A Skeptical 12 Step Program
Science or Fiction
Skeptical Quote of the Week



Segment:   This Day in Skepticism     
September 15, 1929     - Birthday of physicist Murray Gell-Mann born - Alexander Flemming discovers penicillin in 1928

Segment:   News Items     
Sun Myung Moon Dies     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Myung_Moon
Company Apologizes for Thalidomide     http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/09/01/thalidomide-apology.html
Super WiFi     http://news.yahoo.com/super-wi-fi-poised-growth-us-elsewhere-014542358--finance.html
Calorie Restriction and Longevity     http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2012/08/calorie_restriction_and_longevity_monkey_study_shows_hunger_doesn_t_increase_longevity_but_type_of_food_does_.html

Segment:   Special Report     
Skeptical 12 Step Program     with George Hrab

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item #1     A new study has shown that carbon nanotubes can kill some species of aquatic organisms. http://earthsky.org/earth/carbon-nanotubes-can-be-toxic-to-aquatic-animals-says-study
Item #2     Studies show waste produced by coal plants is more radioactive than waste generated by their nuclear counterparts. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste
Item #3     Studies show that the death of two men suffering from tick bites are the result of having contracted Rinderpest, a virus once thought eradicated over a decade ago. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/770106

Segment:   Skeptical Quote of the Week     
Skeptical Quote of the Week     "If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth. " - Edward O. Wilson
 
 
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