SGU Episode 556

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SGU Episode 556
March 5th 2016
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SGU 555                      SGU 557
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Guest
G: George Hrab
Quote of the Week
Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.
Rosalind Franklin
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Introduction

You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

Forgotten Superheroes of Science ()

• Norman Borlaug: Norman Borlaug was a plant geneticist who began the Green Revolution and is credited with saving a billion lives

News Items

Uploading Memories ()

• https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/bad-reporting-about-uploading-memories/

A Year in Space ()

• http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-scott-mark-kelly-nasa-twin-study-astronaut-20160301-story.html

Fast Radio Bursts ()

• http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/frbs-mystery-repeating-radio-signals-discovered-emanating-unknown-cosmic-source-1547133

Imaging Alzheimer’s Disease ()

• http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-03-pet-scans-reveal-key-alzheimer.html

Galaxy Symmetry ()

• http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2016/02/the-milky-ways-striking-symmetry-habitable-planets-more-than-5-billion-years-old-closer-to-galaxys-c.html

Who's That Noisy ()

• Answer to last week: David Avocado Wolfe

Science or Fiction ()

Item #1: A 2015 review of lifecycle assessments of electric vehicles shows that overall they reduce green house gas emissions compared to gasoline vehicles. Item #2: A recent analysis finds that adoption of LED lights has led to a backfire effect in which total energy expenditure increases due to increased use of lighting. Item #3: A 2010 USDA report concludes that corn ethanol produces 2.3 BTUs of energy for every 1 BTU of energy used in production.

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

"Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated." - Rosalind Franklin

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