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Skepticast #114: 9/27/2007
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Topics:
Segment #1: News Items
Segment #2: Your Questions and E-mails
Segment #3: Interview with Richard Saunders
Segment #4: Randi Speaks
Segment #5: Science or Fiction
Segment #6: Skeptical Puzzle
Segment #7: Skeptical Quote of the Week
Topic Details:
Segment  #1: News Items
News Item #1 – Rebecca’s Big News


News Item #2 – Acupuncture Study
www.theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php?p=14


News Item #3 – Teacher Fired over Bible Comments
www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007709220333


News Item #4 – Super Boy?
www.en.rian.ru/russia/20070924/80694850.html
newsfromrussia.com/society/stories/25-09-2007/97676-boeing-0

Altitude and Oxygen
www.thecaravanoflight.com/learningcenter/survivallearningcenter/HighAltitudeSurvival.html
Segment  #2: Your Questions and E-mails
-Question #1 – Smart Sex -
Segment  #3: Interview with Richard Saunders
Richard is a prominent Australian skeptic who runs the Mystery Investigators

www.mysteryinvestigators.com/
Segment  #4: Randi Speaks
The Uncompromising Observations of a Veteran Skeptic

James Randi returns to give his skeptical commentary in his own unique style.

This week's topic: Faith Healers
Segment  #5: Science or Fiction  
Each week our host will come up with three science news items or facts, two genuine, one fictitious. He will challenge our panel of skeptics to sniff out the fake – and you can play along.


Item#1: New study shows that women with anorexia nervosa actually experience the taste of food differently than normal controls.

Item #2: A computer model demonstrates how tolls can actually decrease travel time for drivers.

Item #3: Researchers have developed a device that uses stem cells to identify terrorists in crowded public locations, such as airports.
Segment  #6: Skeptical Puzzle
A scientist worth $10.64 believed he discovered it.
And he claimed it was faster than Hermes.
But despite Poseidon's discovery, it could not be found the same way
In the end, a scientist worth $1.23 proved the first scientist was wrong

What was it?


Winner: Rogue Combine and Kevin
Answer: Vulcan
Segment  #7: Skeptical Quote of the Week
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