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== Dumbest Thing of the Week <small>(12:47)</small> ==
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* [https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/03/ftc-says-online-counseling-service-betterhelp-pushed-people-handing-over-health-information-broke FTC: Online counseling service BetterHelp pushed people into handing over health information – and broke its privacy promises]
* [https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/03/ftc-says-online-counseling-service-betterhelp-pushed-people-handing-over-health-information-broke FTC: Online counseling service BetterHelp pushed people into handing over health information – and broke its privacy promises]
* [https://www.betterhelp.com/betterhelp-response-to-the-recent-ftc-settlement BetterHelp's Response to the Recent FTC Settlement]
** [https://www.betterhelp.com/betterhelp-response-to-the-recent-ftc-settlement BetterHelp's Response to the Recent FTC Settlement]


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SGU Episode 922
March 11th 2023
922 colorful dinosaurs.jpg

T-rex stalking a pair of Torosaurus.
Artist: Luis V. Rey

SGU 921                      SGU 923

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

Science is magic that works.

Kurt Vonnegut, American writer

Links
Download Podcast
Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, Cara's trip to Jordan and Covid

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

Dumbest Thing of the Week (12:47)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Blood Test for Anxiety (24:02)

Mars Sample Return (43:05)

Dinosaurs' Colors (51:02)

Cosmic Rays and the Pyramids (1:04:47)

Who's That Noisy? (1:12:09)

Answer to previous Noisy:
Simon game

New Noisy (1:15:05)

[Repetitive, whirring, buzzing, and beeping of various intervals]

short_text_from_transcript

Announcements (1:15:51)

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups

Correction #1: Tempering Steel (1:16:43)

Correction #2: AI Discussion (1:20:45)

Correction #3: BetterHelp concerns (1:24:02)

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Science or Fiction (1:32:26)

Theme: COVID-19 pandemic news

Item #1: A new analysis finds that if California did not shut down during the pandemic, and kept business as usual, unemployment would still have risen, to 5.4% from 3.9% pre-pandemic, instead of the 8.4% actual unemployment rate, but an additional 120,000 deaths from Covid would have occurred.[6]
Item #2: A systematic review of 137 studies worldwide finds that symptoms of anxiety and depression significantly rose during the pandemic, especially among women.[7]
Item #3: A new study finds that New York City rats are susceptible to and have been exposed to the Alpha, Delta, and Omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.[8]

Answer Item
Fiction Anxiety, depression rose significantly
Science California with no shut down
Science
NYC rats get Covid
Host Result
Steve win
Rogue Guess
Cara
 Anxiety, depression rose significantly
Bob
 Anxiety, depression rose significantly
Evan
 Anxiety, depression rose significantly
Jay
 California with no shut down

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

Cara's Response

Bob's Response

Evan's Response

Jay's Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:50:10)


Science is magic that works.

 – Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), American writer and humorist


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.

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Today I Learned

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[9]
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References

  1. ↑ The Advocate: Want more money? Need better sleep? Try feng shui?
  2. ↑ Neuroscience News: Blood Test for Anxiety Developed
  3. ↑ Space.com: The big reveal: What's ahead in returning samples from Mars?
  4. ↑ Cosmos: Dinosaurs like T.rex could have resembled brightly coloured birds, says palaeo expert
  5. ↑ Ars Technica: Scientists have mapped a secret hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza
  6. ↑ California Academy of Sciences: What if California didn’t close down during the pandemic?
  7. ↑ The BMJ: Comparison of mental health symptoms before and during the covid-19 pandemic: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of 134 cohorts
  8. ↑ American Society for Microbiology: Study Shows New York City Rats Carry SARS-CoV-2
  9. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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