SGU Episode 986
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| SGU Episode 986 |
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| June 1st 2024 |
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"The Egyptian pyramids have fascinated people probably since their construction between 4700 and 3700 years ago." [1] |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he hasn't formed any idea of them already; the simplest thing can't be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already. |
Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer |
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| Show Notes |
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Introduction, "Can I pet that dog" video[edit]
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Steve's Starlinked cabin; internet monopolies (2:22)[edit]
Quickie with Steve: New Gene Editing Tool (10:18)[edit]
- [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [2]
News Items[edit]
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
3D Printed Superalloy (14:35)[edit]
Lacking an Inner Voice (26:35)[edit]
Spider Silk Sensors (38:48)[edit]
B: … , say a meatball
How Were the Pyramids Built (50:06)[edit]
Exoplanet Hunt for Life (1:01:21)[edit]
Who's That Noisy? (1:07:35)[edit]
New Noisy (1:12:15)[edit]
[Airy bird calls or squeaky metal]
Announcements (1:12:52)[edit]
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:17:49)[edit]
Email #1: Star Trek and Acupuncture[edit]
Science or Fiction (1:22:34)[edit]
Theme: (in Professor Farnsworth voice) "Good news, everyone!" Item #1: A new study finds that improving air quality by aerosol mitigation significantly reduces the risk of forest fires.[7]
Item #2: Engineers have developed a method for making reproducible high quality graphene at scale.[8]
Item #3: Researchers have developed an antibiotic that treats many multi-drug resistant bacteria without affecting the gut microbiome.[9]
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Aerosol mitigation |
| Science | Reproducible graphene |
| Science | Antibiotic spares gut |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | win |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Jay | Aerosol mitigation |
Cara | Aerosol mitigation |
Evan | Antibiotic spares gut |
Bob | Antibiotic spares gut |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Jay's Response
Cara's Response
Evan's Response
Bob's Response
Steve Explains Item #2[edit]
Steve Explains Item #3[edit]
Steve Explains Item #1[edit]
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:47:42)[edit]
The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already.
– Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), Russian writer
"It is hard to fill a cup which is already full." – "Avatar" quote/Zen proverb
Signoff[edit]
S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.
S: Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by SGU Productions, dedicated to promoting science and critical thinking. For more information, visit us at theskepticsguide.org. Send your questions to info@theskepticsguide.org. And, if you would like to support the show and all the work that we do, go to patreon.com/SkepticsGuide and consider becoming a patron and becoming part of the SGU community. Our listeners and supporters are what make SGU possible.
Today I Learned[edit]
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[10]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Neurologica: How Were the Pyramids Built?
- ↑ [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
- ↑ Space.com: US economy to benefit from NASA investment in 3D-printable superalloy
- ↑ Live Science: How people without 'inner voices' could help reveal the mysteries of consciousness
- ↑ University of Cambridge: Imperceptible sensors made from ‘electronic spider silk’ can be printed directly on human skin
- ↑ Space.com: NASA space telescope finds Earth-size exoplanet that's 'not a bad place' to hunt for life
- ↑ Science Advances: Are Northern Hemisphere boreal forest fires more sensitive to future aerosol mitigation than to greenhouse gas–driven warming?
- ↑ Nature: Reproducible graphene synthesis by oxygen-free chemical vapour deposition
- ↑ Nature: A Gram-negative-selective antibiotic that spares the gut microbiome
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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