SGU Episode 661

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SGU Episode 661
March 10th 2018
Researchers have found a way to let a driverless car "see" around a corner, using a technique similar to LIDAR.
SGU 660                      SGU 662
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
Quote of the Week
The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.
Christopher Hitchens, American-British author
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Introduction, Rogues' first book, Live stream, Patreon

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

What's the Word? (7:43)

• Heritable vs. inheritable

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News Items

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

Not too many too soon (17:03)

• Too Many Too Soon? No!

Lab Grown Meat (32:24)

• Lab-grown 'clean' meat could be on sale by end of 2018, says producer

Seeing Around Corners (43:35)

• Major breakthrough could let driverless cars see around corners

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Opioids No Better (50:28)

• For all their risks, opioids had no pain-relieving advantage in a yearlong clinical trial

Who's That Noisy? (1:07:37)

Answer to previous Noisy:

"Barking Dog" exothermic chemical reaction

New Noisy (1:11:24)

[Whooshes and tearing/burning sounds]

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Science or Fiction (1:12:04)

Item #1: A new study finds that couples have a highly accurate sense of when their partner is sad or depressed. Item #2: A newly published forensic analysis concludes that bones found on Nikumaroro island are very likely those of Amelia Earhart. Item #3: A new genetic analysis suggests that oxygenic photosynthesis evolved a billion years earlier than thought, near the beginning of life about 3.6 billion years ago.

Answer	Item
Fiction	Couples' sense
Science	Earhart's bones
Science	Oxygenic photosynthesis

Host	Result
Steve	swept

Rogue	Guess
Bob	Couples' sense
Cara	Couples' sense
Jay	Couples' sense

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

Announcements (1:29:03)

• Patron update

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:30:27)

The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.
– Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011), American-British author, from his 2001 book, Letters to a Young Contrarian

Signoff

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
• Fact/Description
• Fact/Description

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