Bogosity Podcast for 21 November 2011
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News of the Bogus:
- 0:26 – Michigan’s ‘Matt’s Safe School Law’ Allows Bullying With Religious, Moral Reason http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/04/michigans-matts-safe-schools-law-allows-bullying_n_1076494.html?ref=tw
- 3:20 – Chickenpox parties–just a Facebook friend away http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2011/11/chickenpox_parties–just_a_fac.php
- 7:00 – Walnuts are drugs according to new FDA claim http://www.huliq.com/12079/walnuts-are-drugs-according-new-fda-claim
- FDA’s warning letter to Diamond Food: http://www.fda.gov/iceci/enforcementactions/warningletters/ucm202825.htm
- Google Scholar search on the health benefits of walnuts http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=walnuts+health+benefits&hl=en&btnG=Search&as_sdt=1%2C34&as_sdtp=on
- Cherry industry chafes at FDA warnings http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-03-19-cherry-warnings_x.htm
- 9:55 – Tech giants say SOPA piracy bill is ‘draconian’ http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/16/technology/sopa/
- Eshoo Letter SOPA http://www.docstoc.com/docs/103074743/Eshoo-Letter-SOPA
- Full text of SOPA http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h112-3261
14:10 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Anti-Vaccers (yet again) http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/08/new-study-suggests-autism-starts-in-the-womb/?hpt=hp_bn10
16:15 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Christopher McGrath (nominated by Dave Turcotte) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-faces-libel-allegations-over-amazon-book-review-6259431.html
This Week’s Quote: “The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.” —Mohandas Gandhi
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