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Hour Two: Genome Update / Crazy Ideas in Science

Did we really land on the moon? Is there such a thing as time travel? Join us in this hour of Science Friday for a look at some of the more controversial scientific---and not so scientific--theories of our time. How can non-scientists figure out what to believe?

Plus, another look at the human genome reveals that there may be more -- perhaps many more -- genes in it than were found by either of the two sequencing initiatives. We'll talk about it.

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Guests:
Michael Cooke
Head of Genomics
The Genomics Institute of the Novartis Foundation
San Diego, California

Robert Ehrlich
Author, "Nine Crazy Ideas in Science" (Princeton University Press, 2001)
Profesor, Physics
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

David Levy
Editor, "The Big Idea: 150 Years of the Best and Worst Ideas of Modern Science" (ibooks, 2001)
Science Columnist, Parade Magazine
Co-discoverer, Shoemaker-Levy 9 Comet
Southern Arizona

Books/Articles Discussed:

Scientific American's The Big Idea by David H. Levy (Editor). ibooks, 2001. "Nine Crazy Ideas in Science" by Robert Ehrlich. Princeton University Press, 2001.   (find more SciFri books here)

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Related Links:

Crackpot index
The CRACKPOT Page
Astronomical Pseudo-science: A Skeptic's Resource List
Skeptic.com--The Skeptics Society and Skeptic Magazine
CSICOP's Young Skeptics Program

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