Episode #222

News Items

Who's That Noisy

  • Answer to last week: Emperor Penguin

Interview with James Randi

  • James Randi is the founder and chairman of the board of the James Randi Educational Foundation: www.randi.org. He is the author of numerous books, including Flim-Flam and the Mask of Nostradamus, and a world famous and respected skeptic.

Science or Fiction

  • Item #1 Fiction

    New research finds that diabetes is a major risk factor for developing schizophrenia, which may result from the effects of insulin on the brain. http://www.physorg.com/news175269483.html

  • Item #2 Science

    Researchers found the testosterone levels of men who voted for John McCain or Robert Barr in the 2009 presidential election dropped significantly after hearing the results of the election. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091020181257.htm

  • Item #3 Science

    Geologists have identified an alternate candidate crater for the K-T extinction event off the coast of India, and if confirmed would have resulted from a meteor four times as large as the one that caused the Yucatan crater. http://www.geosociety.org/news/pr/09-54.htm

Skeptical Quote of the Week.