Episode #198
News Items
- SGU 4 year Anniversary
- Oprah Gives Platform to Anti-Vax Movement
- Does Dark Matter Exist?
- Six Degrees of Separation
- Homeopathy Death
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week – Uri Geller
Interview with Rachael Dunlop
- Rachael Dunlop is a member of the Australian Skeptics and gives Dr. Rachie Reports for their official podcast, The Skeptic Zone www.skepticzone.tv
Question # 1 – I Have Birds in my Pants
- He has birds in his pants. Perry would’ve jumped all over this. Airport inspection reveals smuggled songbirds http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090506/ap_on_fe_st/us_smuggled_songbirds Jim Mears
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Scientists reveal the first car that can run on biofuel made from chocolate. http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-science/20090505/EU.Britain.Chocolate.Racer/
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Item #2
Fiction
Physicists have developed a new incandescent light bulb suitable for residential use that is almost 100 times as energy efficient as existing bulbs. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506160542.htm
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Item #3
Science
A new fossil analysis shows that the so-called “hobbit”, or Homo florensiensis, had long flat feet more like apes than humans, and therefore could not walk efficiently. http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/05/06/new.analysis.shows.hobbits.couldnt.hustle