Bogosity Podcast for 21 March 2011 (Pilot)
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News of the Bogus:
Japanese nuclear disaster:
- Snopes article on the bogus fallout graphic: http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/fallout.asp
- New York Times report on the USS Ronald Reagan: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/14plume.html?_r=2
- Phil Plait’s coverage of the event: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/03/14/the-japanese-nuclear-reactor-overreaction/
- Scientific American article about the radiation from coal plants: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste
12-year-old suspended for being sick:
- 12-year-old suspended for failing a sobriety test: http://galvestondailynews.com/story/218002
- The suspension is dropped: http://galvestondailynews.com/story/218202
UK libel reform:
- UK libel reform: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12749302
- Simon Singh and the BCA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Singh#Chiropractic_lawsuit_and_backlash
Biggest Bogon Emitter: The Corn Refiners Association: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEbRxTOyGf0
Idiot Extraordinaire: VenomFangX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4RWeLfL2J0
This week’s quote: ”I say you cannot administer a wicked law impartially. You can only punish, only destroy. And I warn you: a wicked law, like cholera, destroys everyone that it touches–its upholders as well as its defiers.” –Inherit the Wind</p><p>Discuss at Bogosity.TV: <a href=”http://www.bogosity.tv/forum/index.php?topic=663” target=”_self”>http://www.bogosity.tv/forum/index.php?topic=663 </a></p>
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