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== Introduction == | == Introduction, Live from NYC == | ||
''Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.''<!-- | ''Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.''<!-- | ||
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== Special Report: Political Science of War <small>(4:36)</small> == | |||
== | * James D. Fearon: [https://web.stanford.edu/group/fearon-research/cgi-bin/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Rationalist-Explanations-for-War.pdf "Rationalist Explanations for War"] | ||
== News Items == | == News Items == | ||
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'''S:''' All right. Let's move on to some news items. We have a few news items to get to. | |||
We | |||
=== | === Transgenic Plants and Space Travel <small>(22:55)</small> === | ||
* [https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/transgenic-plants-and-space-travel/ Transgenic Plants and Space Travel]<ref>[https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/transgenic-plants-and-space-travel/ Neurologica: Transgenic Plants and Space Travel]</ref> | |||
'''S:''' We're going to start with one about transgenic plants in space. | |||
< | === Homeopathy Trials and Publication Bias <small>(37:13)</small> === | ||
* [https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/03/reporting-bias-makes-homeopathy-trials-look-like-they-work/ Reporting bias makes homeopathy trials look like homeopathy works]<ref>[https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/03/reporting-bias-makes-homeopathy-trials-look-like-they-work/ Ars Technica: Reporting bias makes homeopathy trials look like homeopathy works]</ref> | |||
=== Anti-Universe <small>(52:34)</small> === | |||
=== | * [https://www.livescience.com/mirror-universe-explains-dark-matter Our universe may have a twin that runs backward in time]<ref>[https://www.livescience.com/mirror-universe-explains-dark-matter Live Science: Our universe may have a twin that runs backward in time]</ref> | ||
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=== Psychedelic Treatments <small>(1:04:49)</small> === | |||
* [https://theconversation.com/ai-maps-psychedelic-trip-experiences-to-regions-of-the-brain-opening-new-route-to-psychiatric-treatments-179263 AI maps psychedelic ‘trip’ experiences to regions of the brain – opening new route to psychiatric treatments]<ref>[https://theconversation.com/ai-maps-psychedelic-trip-experiences-to-regions-of-the-brain-opening-new-route-to-psychiatric-treatments-179263 The Conversation: AI maps psychedelic ‘trip’ experiences to regions of the brain – opening new route to psychiatric treatments]</ref> | |||
== | === Plastic in our Blood <small>(1:21:00)</small> === | ||
* [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/24/microplastics-found-in-human-blood-for-first-time The Guardian: Microplastics found in human blood for first time]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/24/microplastics-found-in-human-blood-for-first-time The Guardian: Microplastics found in human blood for first time]</ref> | |||
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== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> == | == Science or Fiction <small>(1:30:55)</small> == | ||
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<blockquote>I beg of you, Sir Arthur, do not jump to the conclusion that certain things you see are necessarily "supernatural" or the work of "spirits" just because you cannot explain them. | |||
<br>– {{w|Harry Houdini}} (1874-1926), in a 1922 letter to {{w|Arthur Conan Doyle}} after Doyle visited Houdini at his apartment in New York City to partake in a slate-writing session.</blockquote> | |||
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SGU Episode 873 |
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April 2nd 2022 |
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Skeptical Rogues |
S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
Guest |
AJR: Andrea Jones-Rooy, |
Quote of the Week |
I beg of you, do not jump to the conclusion that certain things you see are necessarily "supernatural" or the work of "spirits" just because you cannot explain them. |
Harry Houdini, Hungarian-American escape artist, illusionist, stunt performer |
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Download Podcast |
Show Notes |
Forum Discussion |
Introduction, Live from NYC
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Special Report: Political Science of War (4:36)
- James D. Fearon: "Rationalist Explanations for War"
News Items
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
S: All right. Let's move on to some news items. We have a few news items to get to.
Transgenic Plants and Space Travel (22:55)
S: We're going to start with one about transgenic plants in space.
Homeopathy Trials and Publication Bias (37:13)
Anti-Universe (52:34)
Psychedelic Treatments (1:04:49)
- AI maps psychedelic ‘trip’ experiences to regions of the brain – opening new route to psychiatric treatments[4]
Plastic in our Blood (1:21:00)
Science or Fiction (1:30:55)
Theme: Ancillary skills of U.S. presidents
Item #1: President Nixon was an accomplished musician who could play the piano, clarinet, violin, accordian, and saxophone.[6]
Item #2: President Lincoln was a champion wrestler, being almost undefeated and holding a regional title for several years.
In 1992 he was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame.[7]
Item #3: Thomas Jefferson invented the swivel chair, inspired by the long hours spent in drafting the Declaration of Independence.[8]
Answer | Item |
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Fiction | Lincoln into Wrestling h.o.f. |
Science | Nixon accomplished musician |
Science | Jefferson's swivel chair |
Host | Result |
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Steve | clever |
Rogue | Guess |
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Andrea | Lincoln into Wrestling h.o.f. |
Bob | Lincoln into Wrestling h.o.f. |
Jay | Nixon accomplished musician |
Cara | Jefferson's swivel chair |
Evan | Lincoln into Wrestling h.o.f. |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Andrea's Response
Bob's Response
Jay's Response
Cara's Response
Evan's Response
Audience's Response
Steve Explains Item #1
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #3
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:41:35)
I beg of you, Sir Arthur, do not jump to the conclusion that certain things you see are necessarily "supernatural" or the work of "spirits" just because you cannot explain them.
– Harry Houdini (1874-1926), in a 1922 letter to Arthur Conan Doyle after Doyle visited Houdini at his apartment in New York City to partake in a slate-writing session.
Signoff
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.
Today I Learned
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[9]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes
References
- ↑ Neurologica: Transgenic Plants and Space Travel
- ↑ Ars Technica: Reporting bias makes homeopathy trials look like homeopathy works
- ↑ Live Science: Our universe may have a twin that runs backward in time
- ↑ The Conversation: AI maps psychedelic ‘trip’ experiences to regions of the brain – opening new route to psychiatric treatments
- ↑ The Guardian: Microplastics found in human blood for first time
- ↑ History First: Nixon Played How Many Instruments?
- ↑ Snopes: Is Abraham Lincoln in the Wrestling Hall of Fame?
- ↑ Insight Publishing: How Thomas Jefferson came to invent the swivel chair and laptop
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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