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SGU Episode 744
October 12^th 2019

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SGU 743 SGU 745
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
Science doesn't purvey absolute truth. Science is a mechanism. It's a way of trying to improve your knowledge of nature. It's a system for testing your thoughts against the universe and seeing whether they match. And this works, not just for the ordinary aspects of science, but for all of life. I should think people would want to know that what they know is truly what the universe is like, or at least as close as they can get to it.
Isaac Asimov, American writer
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Introduction

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

"5 to 10 Years" ()

Fairy Circles - The mystery deepens

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]

Who's That Noisy? ()

Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_

New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

Interview with Bruce Hood ()

Possessed: Why We Want More Than We Need

Science or Fiction ()

Answer	Item
Fiction	HIV for sickle cell
Science	Cystic fibrosis with neb
Science	Polio for huntington's

Host	Result
Steve	clever

Rogue	Guess
Evan	HIV for sickle cell
Jay	HIV for sickle cell
Bob	Cystic fibrosis with neb
Cara	Polio for huntington's

’'Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: Gene Editing
Item #1: A patient was treated for Sickle Cell disease with HIV engineered to deliver a corrected copy of the hemoglobin gene to his blood stem cells.^[5]
Item #2: Researchers have used a bubble of fat to deliver gene therapy through a nebulizer to patients with cystic fibrosis, improving lung function.^[6]
Item #3: Polio virus was engineered to introduce a new mutation which counteracts the effects of Huntington's disease in one patient whose disease progress has slowed significantly.^[7]

Evan's Response

Jay's Response

Bob's Response

Cara's Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Science doesn't purvey absolute truth. Science is a mechanism. It's a way of trying to improve your knowledge of nature. It's a system for testing your thoughts against the universe and seeing whether they match. And this works, not just for the ordinary aspects of science, but for all of life. I should think people would want to know that what they know is truly what the universe is like, or at least as close as they can get to it.

– Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American writer, from an interview on Bill Moyers' "World of Ideas", October 21, 1988

Signoff/Announcements ()

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.

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Today I Learned

Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference^[8]
Fact/Description
Fact/Description

References

↑ BBC News: Nobel chemistry prize: Lithium-ion battery scientists honoured
↑ BBC News: Nobel physics prize: 'Ground-breaking' win for planets and Big Bang
↑ Science-Based Medicine: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019
↑ Universe Today: NASA is Working on Electric Airplanes
↑ Web MD: Alabama Man Free of Sickle Cell After Gene Therapy
↑ NHS UK: Gene therapy breakthrough for cystic fibrosis
↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]
↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

Vocabulary

[1] BBC News: Nobel chemistry prize: Lithium-ion battery scientists honoured

[2] BBC News: Nobel physics prize: 'Ground-breaking' win for planets and Big Bang

[3] Science-Based Medicine: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019

[4] Universe Today: NASA is Working on Electric Airplanes

[5] Web MD: Alabama Man Free of Sickle Cell After Gene Therapy

[6] NHS UK: Gene therapy breakthrough for cystic fibrosis

[7] [url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]

[8] [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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SGU Episode 744: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 01:53, 16 October 2020

Contents

Introduction

"5 to 10 Years" ()

News Items

Nobel - Chemistry ()

Nobel - Physics ()

Nobel - Medicine ()

Electric Jet Engines ()

Who's That Noisy? ()

New Noisy ()

Interview with Bruce Hood ()

Science or Fiction ()

Evan's Response

Jay's Response

Bob's Response

Cara's Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Signoff/Announcements ()

Today I Learned

References

Vocabulary

Navigation menu

SGU Episode 744: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 01:53, 16 October 2020

Introduction

"5 to 10 Years" ()

News Items

Nobel - Chemistry ()

Nobel - Physics ()

Nobel - Medicine ()

Electric Jet Engines ()

Who's That Noisy? ()

New Noisy ()

Interview with Bruce Hood ()

Science or Fiction ()

Evan's Response

Jay's Response

Bob's Response

Cara's Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Signoff/Announcements ()

Today I Learned

References

Vocabulary

Navigation menu

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