Skeptic Check: Mysterious Illness




Big Picture Science show

Summary: <p>Stuttering speech and facial tics are among the strange symptoms that swept through a New York high school. Discover what’s behind the odd outbreak, and why one sociologist sees parallels to Salem, Massachusetts 300 years ago.</p> <p>Also, an update on the cellphone cancer debate, and why one congressman wants warning labels on all new phones. </p> <p>Plus, the ultimate cleanse: giving up on food to survive on light and air. We investigate the claims of Breatharians.</p> <p>It’s Skeptic Check … but don’t take our word for it!</p> <h2>Guests:</h2> <ul> <li> <strong><a href="http://kucinich.house.gov/%20">Dennis Kucinich</a></strong> – U.S. Representative, Ohio’s 10<sup>th</sup> congressional district</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://www.pennstatehershey.org/web/phs/people/faculty/epidemiology/-/journal_content/56/99085/233827/PSH_PERSON_PROFILE_2_DETAIL%20">Joshua Muscat </a></strong> – Epidemiologist, professor of public health sciences, Penn State at Hershey College of Medicine</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/cellphones/index.cfm%20">Michael Wyde</a></strong> – Toxicologist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://independent.academia.edu/RobertBartholomew%20"></a>Robert Bartholomew</strong> – Sociologist, Botany College, Auckland, New Zealand, author of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933665254/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1933665254&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=arweal-20">Outbreak! The Encyclopedia of Extraordinary Social Behavior</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=arweal-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1933665254" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style=""></i> </li> <li> <strong><a href="http://gordyslack.blogspot.com/%20">Gordy Slack</a></strong> – Science writer</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://benjaminradford.com/%20">Benjamin Radford</a></strong> – Deputy editor, <i>Skeptical Inquirer</i> magazine</li> </ul><p><strong><a href="http://www.seti.cl/podcast-del-instituto-seti-enfermedades-misteriosas/">Descripción en español</a></strong></p>