FBI Training; GMO Salmon; Bachmann on HPV

Introduction (0-:47)

Day in History--In 1348, a group of Jews were accused of poisoning local wells in Zürich.

 This is were the logical fallacy Poisoning the Well comes from. (0:48-1:30)

I. Candidate Michele Bachmann comments about HPV (2:51-8:04)

http://www.minnpost.com/healthblog/2011/09/15/31608/bioethicists_miles_and_caplan_\

challenge_bachmanns_hpv-vaccine_claim

http://www.minnpost.com/ericblack/2011/09/16/31663/bachmanns_vaccine_blunder_is_\
a_trademark_of_her_public_life/?utm_source=MinnPost+e-mail+newsletters&utm_campa\
ign=42621e0e4f-Newsletter_9_16_119_16_2011&utm_medium=email
http://iowaindependent.com/61168/bachmanns-hpv-comments-strike-outrage?utm_sourc\
e=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IowaIndependent+%28Iowa+\

Independent%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

II. FBI Training about Muslims (8:55-14:07

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/09/fbi-muslims-radical/

http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/response-to-media-reporting-rega\
rding-counterterrorism-training
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2011/09/15/319772/fbi-islamophobic-training/

III. GMO Salmon ((15:16-18:23)

http://m.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/sep/12/congress-gm-salmon?cat=environment&type=article

http://www.biofortified.org/2010/10/salmon/

http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_23934.cfm

In Brief

Texas executions: the most controversial cases (1:30-2:50)

 http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/15/texas-executions-controversial-cases?c\
at=world&type=article

Solyndra: a bad bet for the White House  (8:04-8:54)

 http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2011/sep/15/solyndra-white-hous\
e-energy?cat=world&type=article

China cuts childbirth mortality rate by promoting hospital births (14:08-15:15)

 http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/16/china-cuts-childbirth-mortality-rate?c\
at=world&type=article

Richard Dawkins Introduces His New Illustrated Book, The Magic of Reality 
Open Culture (19:41-20:59)

 http://www.openculture.com/2011/09/richard_dawkins_introduces_his_new_illustrate\
d_book_ithe_magic_of_realityi.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_cam\
paign=Feed%3A+OpenCulture+%28Open+Culture%29

Quote--”Making up your mind does not mean freeing yourself to believe what you want - but

examining so closely that you know the result.” Alan Gregg (21:00-21:20)

Wrap

DragonCon; El Paso & Water; CA Sci Ctr

Introduction to Podcast 21 (0-0:40)

Coverage of DragonCon (0:40-14:04

Today in History (14:05-15:00)

I. El Paso, TX saves money & water (15:00-18:25)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/27/el-paso-conservation-plan-grass-water_n\

_939119.html

II. California Science Center settles law suit (18:25-25:26)

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/08/california-science-center-to-p\

ay.html?ref=hp

Quote for the Day "Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the face of doubt." Robert Lindner (25:27-26:00)

Closing remarks (26:01-26:45)