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<blockquote>'''Theme: Superlative Animals'''<br>'''Item #1:''' The oldest living vertebrate is a Greenland shark, which is at least 272 years old. Females of the species do not reach breeding age until about 150 years old.<ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/article/2100823-worlds-oldest-vertebrate-is-a-shark-that-may-live-for-500-years/ New Scientist: World’s oldest vertebrate is a shark that may live for 500 years]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' The Australian mulga snake has the most potent venom known.<ref>[ | <blockquote>'''Theme: Superlative Animals'''<br>'''Item #1:''' The oldest living vertebrate is a Greenland shark, which is at least 272 years old. Females of the species do not reach breeding age until about 150 years old.<ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/article/2100823-worlds-oldest-vertebrate-is-a-shark-that-may-live-for-500-years/ New Scientist: World’s oldest vertebrate is a shark that may live for 500 years]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' The Australian mulga snake has the most potent venom known.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/most-venemous-animal-cone-snail-2016-2 Business Insider: The most venomous animal on Earth is truly surprising]</ref><ref>[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/g/geography-cone NatGeo: Geography Cone]</ref><ref group=note>The Business Insider article about the {{w|Conus geographus|Geography Cone}} is not listed in the show notes, but is provided as a reference for SoF Item #2, as it is more explanatory than the NatGeo article, which is also provided.</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' The European rabbit has the highest fecundity<ref group=v>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fecundity#Noun Wiktionary: fecundity]</ref> of any mammal.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160304-one-animal-has-more-babies-than-any-other BBC Earth: One animal has more babies than any other]</ref></blockquote> | ||
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| SGU Episode 769 |
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| April 4th 2020 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
Having equal rights does not mean having equal talents, equal abilities, or equal knowledge. It assuredly does not mean that 'everyone's opinion about anything is as good as anyone else's.' And yet, this is now enshrined as the credo of a fair number of people, despite being obvious nonsense. |
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Introduction
Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
COVID-19 Update ()
News Items
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B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Don’t Drink Poison ()
Decoding Speech from Brainwaves ()
Using Urine to Build a Moon Base ()
Evolution of Land Plants ()
Who's That Noisy? ()
- Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_
New Noisy ()
[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]
Science or Fiction ()
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Venomous snake |
| Science | Old shark |
| Science | Fecund rabbit |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | clever |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Evan | Fecund rabbit |
Cara | Venomous snake |
Jay | Old shark |
Bob | Old shark |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Theme: Superlative Animals
Item #1: The oldest living vertebrate is a Greenland shark, which is at least 272 years old. Females of the species do not reach breeding age until about 150 years old.[5]
Item #2: The Australian mulga snake has the most potent venom known.[6][7][note 1]
Item #3: The European rabbit has the highest fecundity[v 1] of any mammal.[8]
Evan's Response
Cara Response
Jay Response
Bob Response
Steve Explains Item #3
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #1
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
Having equal rights does not mean having equal talents, equal abilities, or equal knowledge. It assuredly does not mean that 'everyone's opinion about anything is as good as anyone else's.' And yet, this is now enshrined as the credo of a fair number of people, despite being obvious nonsense.
– Tom Nichols, The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters
Signoff/Announcements ()
S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.
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Today I Learned
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[9]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes
- ↑ The Business Insider article about the Geography Cone is not listed in the show notes, but is provided as a reference for SoF Item #2, as it is more explanatory than the NatGeo article, which is also provided.
References
- ↑ AP: In Iran, false beliefs, poison fighting the virus kill hundreds
- ↑ Neurologica: Decoding Speech from Brainwaves
- ↑ Neurologica: Building Moon Bases Using Urine
- ↑ Quanta Magazine: Billion-Year-Old Algae and Newer Genes Hint at Land Plants’ Origin
- ↑ New Scientist: World’s oldest vertebrate is a shark that may live for 500 years
- ↑ Business Insider: The most venomous animal on Earth is truly surprising
- ↑ NatGeo: Geography Cone
- ↑ BBC Earth: One animal has more babies than any other
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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