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The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe
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The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #362: June 23, 2012 — Interview with Professor Zhong Lin Wang; This Day in Skepticism; News Items: Mystery Carbon Spike, Younger Dryas Impact, Liberation Procedure Study, Testing Female Athletes; Who’s That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Fetal Pill Update; Science or Fiction
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Big Picture Science
Skeptic Check: OMG, GMO? — You are what you eat. But what does that mean if your food is genetically engineered? Chances are it has been if you’ve ever munched down on corn or soybean. The prospect of eating GM food makes some folks afraid, but is their fear warranted? Discover what experts say about the safety of genetically engineered foods … whether the technology delivers on the promised increase in yield … and the argument for and against labeling. Also, why some say the issue is not food safety, but the unethical business practices of multinationals. A filmmaker reports from the fields of India. Plus, GM crops off this planet: the role of synthetic biology in terraforming Mars. It’s Skeptic Check … but don’t take our word for it.
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The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe
341: Jan 28, 2012 — Interview with Sean Carroll; This Day in Skepticism; News Items: Stem Cells for Blindness, Chiropractic Neurology, Mass Psychogenic Illness; Who’s That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Sounds in the Sky; Science or Fiction
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The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe
343: February 11, 2012
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Big Picture Science
Skeptic Check: Energy Vortex — “I feel your vibe!” Well, that describes a number of fabled locales that claim to pulse with mysterious energy – perhaps prompting books to fly across the room or airplanes to vanish into thin air. But what’s the science behind it? We examine spots marked with an X, for “extraordinary” – from a haunted house to the Bermuda Triangle – to sort out natural from supernatural phenomena. Plus, what causes the aurora borealis… a haywire Russian space probe… and just what the heck is an “energy vortex,” anyway?
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