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== Quickie with Steve <small>(m:ss)</small> == | == Quickie with Steve <small>(m:ss)</small> == | ||
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=== | === Lucky Girl Syndrome <small>(m:ss)</small> === | ||
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|article_title = | |article_title = Is 'lucky girl syndrome' trending on TikTok just old-school magical thinking? | ||
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=== | === More on Space Debris <small>()</small> === | ||
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|article_title = | |article_title = How fallen space junk could aid the fight against orbital debris | ||
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=== | === Earthing Update <small>()</small> === | ||
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|article_title = | |article_title = Earthing Update | ||
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SGU Episode 918 |
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February 11th 2023 |
Artist's impression of how dwarf planet Quaoar and its ring might look like[1] |
Skeptical Rogues |
S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
Quote of the Week |
Not all lucid dreams are useful, but they all have a sense of wonder. If you must sleep through a third of your life, why should you sleep through your dreams, too? |
Stephen LaBerge, American psychophysiologist |
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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.
Quickie with Steve (m:ss)
News Items
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Lucky Girl Syndrome (m:ss)
More on Space Debris ()
Earthing Update ()
AI and Technosignatures ()
Paranormal Beliefs and Sleep ()
Who's That Noisy? ()
New Noisy ()
[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]
Announcements ()
Potent Quotables ()
Science or Fiction (h:mm:ss)
Item #1: Scientists propose ejecting dust from the Moon to act as a shield between the Earth and Sun in order to mitigate global warming.[7]
Item #2: As mountain lion numbers increase, conservationists have proposed setting up traps that will dye their fur pink, or another bright color, to reduce their risk to humans and pets.[8]
Item #3: Neuroscientists propose using fMRI scanning to quantify subject reaction to a copycat trademark to see if it is too similar to an established trademark.[9]
Answer | Item |
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Fiction | |
Science |
Host | Result |
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Steve |
Rogue | Guess |
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Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
_Rogue_ Response
_Rogue_ Response
_Rogue_ Response
_Rogue_ Response
Steve Explains Item #_n_
Steve Explains Item #_n_
Steve Explains Item #_n_
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
Not all lucid dreams are useful but they all have a sense of wonder about them. If you must sleep through a third of your life, why should you sleep through your dreams, too?
– Steven LaBerge (1947-present), American psychophysiologist specializing in the scientific study of lucid dreaming.
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.
Today I Learned
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[10]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BBC: Astronomers discover unexpected new ring system around dwarf planet
- ↑ Live Science: Is 'lucky girl syndrome' trending on TikTok just old-school magical thinking?
- ↑ Space.com: How fallen space junk could aid the fight against orbital debris
- ↑ Science-Based Medicine: Earthing Update
- ↑ Space.com: Machine learning spots 8 potential technosignatures
- ↑ Journal of Sleep Research: The associations between paranormal beliefs and sleep variables
- ↑ PLOS Climate: Dust as a solar shield
- ↑ No reference given
- ↑ Science Advances: From scanner to court: A neuroscientifically informed “reasonable person” test of trademark infringement
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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