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SGU Episode 866
February 12th 2022
866 riding a laser to mars.jpg
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SGU 865                      SGU 867

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

I strive to be a lifelong learner and I have never learned anything by being right.

Dr. R. Shulze, SGU listener

Links
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Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction

Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

COVID-19 Update (0:57)

Nasal Spray Vaccine (3:53)

Quotation Rotation (10:04)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Treating Spinal Cord Injury (18:22)

Artificial Enamel (34:06)

Laser Thermal Propulsion (45:07)

Chimps Self-Medicate (1:03:22)

Who's That Noisy? (1:08:47)

Answer to previous Noisy:
First- and second-stage separation of Electron Launch Vehicle, 2020

New Noisy (1:13:03)

[kids and adults talking to an animal lowing and making other low grunts]

... Just tell me what animal it is.

Announcements (1:14:32)

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:15:29)

Email #1: De-extinction

_consider_using_block_quotes_for_emails_read_aloud_in_this_segment_ with_reduced_spacing_for_long_chunks –

Science or Fiction (1:24:50)

Item #1: A new CT scanning technology uses the low end of the gamma ray spectrum, rather than X-rays, to form images with over 10 times the resolution.[5]
Item #2: Engineers have made a robot that can morph from one shape to another through liquid metal yet hold either shape with a rigid structure.[6]
Item #3: Scientists have discovered the first known metal alloy that does not soften as it is heated through a wide temperature range, above 1,000K.[7]

Answer Item
Fiction Gamma ray scanning tech
Science Morphing robot
Science
Tough metal alloy
Host Result
Steve
Rogue Guess
Bob
 Morphing robot
Cara
 Gamma ray scanning tech
Evan
 Gamma ray scanning tech

Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Bob's Response

Cara's Response

Evan's Response

Jay's Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:36:42)

I strive to be a lifelong learner and I have never learned anything by being right.
– Dr. R. Shulze, SGU listener


Signoff (1:38:36)

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]
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Notes

References

  1. ↑ Neurologica: Incremental Advance Treating Spinal Cord Injury
  2. ↑ Science: New artificial enamel is harder and more durable than the real thing
  3. ↑ Phys.org: Riding a laser to Mars
  4. ↑ Cosmos: Chimps self-medicate using bugs
  5. ↑ EurekAlert: New technology for clinical CT scans
  6. ↑ Science Robotics: Shape morphing mechanical metamaterials through reversible plasticity
  7. ↑ Knowledia: Super-elastic high-entropy Elinvar alloy discovered with potential for aerospace engineering
  8. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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