Radio Freethinker

Radio Freethinker Episode 149 – Is Sex Addiction Real? Can Mountain Due dissolve a Mouse? Is Time Travel Possible? If it were, Where would you go and why?

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Skeptical News:

Sex Addiction – the good, bad and mythic…

• http://www.alternet.org/sex/153258/sex_addiction_panic%21_the_conservative%2C_religious_push_to_pathalogize_sexuality/?page=entire
• http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/11/27/the-sex-addiction-epidemic.html
• http://www.salon.com/2009/12/21/sex_addiction/
• http://www.dsm5.org/proposedrevision/Pages/proposedrevision.aspx?rid=415
• http://www.alternet.org/drugs/152102/a_radical_new_definition_of_addiction_creates_a_big_storm/
• http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2011/08/19/139753130/addiction-a-disorder-of-knowing
• http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/addiction/health-addiction/medical-society-redefines-addiction-as-brain-disorder/article2134055/
• http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/asoa-arn072111.php

Mouse not likely dissolvable in Mountain Dew

• http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/03/f-mountain-dew-mouse-food-experts.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Dew

Topics:

The Great Time Debate – Is Time Travel Possible? If it was, where would you go and why?

Skeptical Highlights:

Check out the Scientific American blog post comparing different types of lightbulbs for cost, energy wasted, and lifetime. It’s a good thing to be informed about the decisions you are making just by turning on the lights every day. And because more knowledge tends not to be a bad thing, I’ve included links to a couple other pages comparing the types of bulbs currently available to help you all find your perfect match!
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=buying-better-bulb
http://www.productdose.com/article.php?article_id=1142
http://eartheasy.com/live_led_bulbs_comparison.html

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