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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
* Bob at L.A. Skeptical conference | |||
''You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.'' | ''You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.'' | ||
== Forgotten Superheroes of Science <small>()</small> == | == Forgotten Superheroes of Science <small>(1:57)</small> == | ||
* Dorothy Andersen: Dorothy Andersen (1901 – 1963) was an American Doctor who was the very first person to identify and describe cystic fibrosis | * Dorothy Andersen: Dorothy Andersen (1901 – 1963) was an American Doctor who was the very first person to identify and describe cystic fibrosis | ||
== News Items == | == News Items == | ||
=== E-Waste <small>()</small> === | === E-Waste <small>(6:49)</small> === | ||
* https://www.newscientist.com/article/2117954-gadget-boom-sees-e-waste-in-asia-spike-63-per-cent-in-5-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news | * https://www.newscientist.com/article/2117954-gadget-boom-sees-e-waste-in-asia-spike-63-per-cent-in-5-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news | ||
=== IBM Predicts Future Tech <small>()</small> === | === IBM Predicts Future Tech <small>(17:49)</small> === | ||
* http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/01/ibm-predicts-5-technologies-for-2022.html | * http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/01/ibm-predicts-5-technologies-for-2022.html | ||
=== Returning to the Moon <small>()</small> === | === Returning to the Moon <small>(31:25)</small> === | ||
* http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/gene-cernan-last-man-to-walk-on-the-moon-dies/ | * http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/gene-cernan-last-man-to-walk-on-the-moon-dies/ | ||
=== Two Trillion Galaxies <small>()</small> === | ''(Commercial at 39:45)'' | ||
=== Two Trillion Galaxies <small>(41:16)</small> === | |||
* https://m.phys.org/news/2017-01-universe-trillion-galaxies.html | * https://m.phys.org/news/2017-01-universe-trillion-galaxies.html | ||
* The number of galaxies in the universe is much higher than previously thought | |||
== Who's That Noisy <small>()</small> == | == Who's That Noisy <small>(47:09)</small> == | ||
* Answer to last week: Organ | * Answer to last week: Organ | ||
== Interview with James Randi <small>()</small> == | == Interview with James Randi <small>(49:25)</small> == | ||
* http://web.randi.org/ | * http://web.randi.org/ | ||
* James is working on his latest book: A Magician in the Laboratory | |||
''(Commercial at 1:09:39)'' | |||
== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> == | == Science or Fiction <small>(1:10:40)</small> == | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svante_Arrhenius Item #1]: Carl Sagan was the first scientist to publicly warn about the possibility of manmade global warming from greenhouse gas emissions, in a 1980 essay. | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svante_Arrhenius Item #1]: Carl Sagan was the first scientist to publicly warn about the possibility of manmade global warming from greenhouse gas emissions, in a 1980 essay. | ||
[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201513 Item #2]: The 15 hottest years on record since 1880 have all been since 1998. | [https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201513 Item #2]: The 15 hottest years on record since 1880 have all been since 1998. | ||
[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/03/0317_050317_warming_2.html Item #3]: Climate models show that even if CO2 emissions were stopped entirely, global temperatures would continue to rise for at least a century. | [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/03/0317_050317_warming_2.html Item #3]: Climate models show that even if CO2 emissions were stopped entirely, global temperatures would continue to rise for at least a century. | ||
== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> == | == Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>(1:32:43)</small> == | ||
<blockquote>'Even scientists are not immune from the perceptual distortions to which we are all subjected.' Massimo Polidoro</blockquote> | <blockquote>'Even scientists are not immune from the perceptual distortions to which we are all subjected.' Massimo Polidoro</blockquote> | ||
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| SGU Episode 602 |
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| January 21st 2017 |
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| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
Even scientists are not immune from the perceptual distortions to which we are all subjected. |
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Introduction
- Bob at L.A. Skeptical conference
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Forgotten Superheroes of Science (1:57)
- Dorothy Andersen: Dorothy Andersen (1901 – 1963) was an American Doctor who was the very first person to identify and describe cystic fibrosis
News Items
E-Waste (6:49)
IBM Predicts Future Tech (17:49)
Returning to the Moon (31:25)
(Commercial at 39:45)
Two Trillion Galaxies (41:16)
- https://m.phys.org/news/2017-01-universe-trillion-galaxies.html
- The number of galaxies in the universe is much higher than previously thought
Who's That Noisy (47:09)
- Answer to last week: Organ
Interview with James Randi (49:25)
- http://web.randi.org/
- James is working on his latest book: A Magician in the Laboratory
(Commercial at 1:09:39)
Science or Fiction (1:10:40)
Item #1: Carl Sagan was the first scientist to publicly warn about the possibility of manmade global warming from greenhouse gas emissions, in a 1980 essay. Item #2: The 15 hottest years on record since 1880 have all been since 1998. Item #3: Climate models show that even if CO2 emissions were stopped entirely, global temperatures would continue to rise for at least a century.
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:32:43)
'Even scientists are not immune from the perceptual distortions to which we are all subjected.' Massimo Polidoro
S: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by SGU Productions, dedicated to promoting science and critical thinking. For more information on this and other episodes, please visit our website at theskepticsguide.org, where you will find the show notes as well as links to our blogs, videos, online forum, and other content. You can send us feedback or questions to info@theskepticsguide.org. Also, please consider supporting the SGU by visiting the store page on our website, where you will find merchandise, premium content, and subscription information. Our listeners are what make SGU possible.
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