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The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe - Podcast 398 - 3/2/2013
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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 398 - March 02, 2013

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Interview with Jon Ronson
This Day in Skepticism: Compact Disk
News Items: Life Around Dying Stars, Ancient Lost Continent, Electronic Tattoos, Google Glass
Who's That Noisy
Your Questions and E-mails: Ouch
Science or Fiction



Segment:   This Day in Skepticism     
March 2, 1983     Compact Disc players and discs are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had been available only in Japan before then.

Segment:   News Items     
Life Around Dying Stars     http://phys.org/news/2013-02-future-evidence-extraterrestrial-life-dying.html#ajTabs
Ancient Lost Continent     http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21551149
Electronic Tattoos     http://www.businessinsider.com/temporary-tattoos-could-make-electronic-telepathy-telekinesis-possible-2013-2
Google Glass     http://www.google.com/glass/start/what-it-does/

Segment:   Who's That Noisy     
Who's That Noisy     Answer to last week: Whistlepig

Segment:   Questions and Emails     
Question #1: "Ow!"     Why do we say, "Ow!"? Joe Shoults

Segment:   Interview     
Interview with Jon Ronson     Recorded at CSICon 2012

Segment:   Science or Fiction     [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
Item #1     Scientists have developed an imaging system that can look through walls into a burning building and identify survivors that need rescuing. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-02/osoa-idh022613.php
Item #2     A new analysis finds that Spiderman’s webbing would have been strong enough to stop the commuter trains as depicted in the Spiderman 2 movie. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225092040.htm
Item #3     Researchers discover a virus with an adaptive immune system. http://now.tufts.edu/news-releases/new-study-shows-viruses-can-have-immune-syste

Segment:   Skeptical Quote of the Week     
Skeptical Quote of the Week     “The world is much more interesting than any one discipline.” - Edward Tufte
 
 
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