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=== The Neuroscience of Politics <small>()</small> ===
=== The Neuroscience of Politics <small>()</small> ===
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* [https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/political-ideology-and-the-brain/ Political Ideology and the Brain]<ref>[https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/political-ideology-and-the-brain/ Neurologica: Political Ideology and the Brain]</ref>
   
   
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=== Video Games and Well-being <small>()</small> ===
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* [https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/27/23280462/video-game-mental-health-animal-crossing-well-being Playing video games all summer won’t make you feel worse]<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/27/23280462/video-game-mental-health-animal-crossing-well-being The Verge: Playing video games all summer won’t make you feel worse]</ref>


=== Invisible Dark Matter <small>(58:23)</small> ===
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* [https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202207/1271452.shtml Australian scientists begin to shine light into invisible dark matter]<ref>[https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202207/1271452.shtml Global Times: Australian scientists begin to shine light into invisible dark matter]</ref>


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SGU Episode 891
August 6th 2022
891 moon lava tubes.jpg

Lava tube on the Moon

SGU 890                      SGU 892

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

Quote of the Week

If anyone can refute me–show me I'm making a mistake or looking at things from the wrong perspective–I'll gladly change. It's the truth I'm after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.

Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor

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Introduction

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

Quickie with Bob ()

  • Friction [link_URL TITLE][1]

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

The Neuroscience of Politics ()

Cozy Lava Tubes ()

Video Games and Well-being ()

Invisible Dark Matter (58:23)

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:10:30)

_consider_using_block_quotes_for_emails_read_aloud_in_this_segment_
with_reduced_spacing_for_long_chunks –

Question #1: Lord Kelvin (1:10:40)

Question #2: Green Methane ()

Question #3: Universe Isotropy ()

Who's That Noisy? (1:21:24)

Answer to previous Noisy:
Armstrong & Aldrin discussing their camera on the Moon


New Noisy (1:23:38)

[high-pitched, scratchy calls/music]

...

J: If you think you know what this week's Noisy is, you can email me at WTN@theskepticsguide.org. ...

Science or Fiction (1:24:53)

Theme: Materials Science

Item #1: Chemists have developed a method for essentially printing complex designer molecules by using specific frequencies of light.[6]
Item #2: Scientists have produced a method for combining single-walled carbon nanotubes into highly ordered structures, such as a regular helix, with minimal errors by using DNA as a lattice.[7]
Item #3: Researchers have produced a biocompatible fiber optic sensor out of spider silk.[8]

Answer Item
Fiction Complex designer molecules
Science Dna as a lattice
Science
Spider silk sensor
Host Result
Steve win
Rogue Guess
Jay
 Spider silk sensor
Bob
 Complex designer molecules
Cara
 Complex designer molecules

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

Jay's Response

Bob's Response

Cara's Response

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #3

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:39:01)

If anyone can refute me–show me I'm making a mistake or looking at things from the wrong perspective–I'll gladly change. It's the truth I'm after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.
– Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, from Meditations Book 6, Number 21

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[9]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

Notes

References

  1. ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes PUBLICATION: TITLE]
  2. ↑ Neurologica: Political Ideology and the Brain
  3. ↑ Neurologica: Lunar Pits Warm and Comfy
  4. ↑ The Verge: Playing video games all summer won’t make you feel worse
  5. ↑ Global Times: Australian scientists begin to shine light into invisible dark matter
  6. ↑ Nature: Photochemical single-step synthesis of β-amino acid derivatives from alkenes and (hetero)arenes
  7. ↑ Science: DNA-guided lattice remodeling of carbon nanotubes
  8. ↑ Biomedical Optics Express: Biocompatible spider silk-based metal-dielectric fiber optic sugar sensor
  9. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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