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Podcast #409 - May 18 2013

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Podcast #113 - May 9 2012

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This week's topics are:
Interview with Heather Berlin
This Day in Skepticism: Nicholas II
News Items: Your Senses in Space, Talking Plants, Flowing Glass
Book Review: Ender's Game
Who's That Noisy
Your Questions and E-mails: Water Heaters, Atacama Specimen
Science or Fiction
This week's topic is:
What's the Harm?

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