Atheist Planet

"Can a person survive on just air? Or maybe as a professor in a recent study says "If he is not derive energy from food and water, he must be doing that from energy sources around him, sunlight being one

There have been many claimants over the years for the Million Dollar Challenge who say that they have survived for years without ingesting any food or water. Unfortunately when they are really put to the test they fail."

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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100510/tod-starving-yogi-astounds-indian-scient-451ab4f.html

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"Think of penguins as ocean sentinels, says Dee Boersma -- they're on the frontlines of sea change. Sharing stories of penguin life and culture, she suggests that we start listening to what penguins are telling us."



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Aired 5.14.2010

Aired 5.14.2010

"Nathan Myhrvold and team's latest inventions -- as brilliant as they are bold -- remind us that the world needs wild creativity to tackle big problems like malaria. And just as that idea sinks in, he rolls out a live demo of a new, mosquito-zapping gizmo you have to see to believe."

"Dayton, Tennessee Clip from the BBC1 documentary 'Science Friction: Creation' circa 1996"

"Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who sparked controversy by drawing Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog, was on Tuesday attacked while giving a lecture at a university."

"Christopher Hitchens speaks on Crucibles: Past and Present followed by a conversation with PEN World Voices Festival Chair, Salman Rushdie."

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"Richard Dawkins argues that humanity's historical predisposition towards religion and supernatural beliefs may have had an evolutionary utility. "The rule of thumb: 'Believe whatever your parents tell you,' quite clearly could have survival value," says Dawkins."



Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/01/Meet_The_Author_Richard_Dawkins

May 5, 2010 on CNN



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"He’s a zombie-wizard who also knows kung-fu, so next time you’re in trouble thinking “What Would Jesus Do?,” try not to forget, he’s a million billion trillion times better than you"



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"Professor Brian Cox visits some of the most stunning locations on earth to describe how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the solar system."


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Aired 4.30.2010