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| SGU Episode 658 |
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| February 17th 2018 |
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A depiction of presbyopia |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
You look at science (or at least talk of it) as some sort of demoralising invention of man, something apart from real life, and which must be cautiously guarded and kept separate from everyday existence. But science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated. |
Rosalind Franklin, British chemist |
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| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction, Water ruins Tuesday recording[edit]
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
News Items[edit]
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Win Against Homeopathy (10:40)[edit]
Life Beneath the Ice (19:57)[edit]
Aside: Door-opening Robot (25:34)[edit]
New dog-like robot from Boston Dynamics can open doors
Illuminati (27:27)[edit]
Cancer-Fighting Nanorobots (39:20)[edit]
What's the Word? (49:03)[edit]
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Who's That Noisy? (1:02:14)[edit]
J:
New Noisy (1:06:52)[edit]
[hissing and crackling in the foreground; intermittent whooping-metal tone in the background]
J: It could be a lot of different things, Steve.
Science or Fiction (1:09:38)[edit]
Item #1: MIT engineers present a new neural network computer chip that is up to 7 times faster and uses 95% less energy than an equivalent conventional digital chip.[5]
Item #2: A new study finds that couples where either partner drinks one or more sugar-sweetened beverage per day have a decreased chance of getting pregnant.[6]
Item #3: An analysis of the last 25 years of data shows that safe-sleep recommendations have not decreased the rate of sudden infant death in the neonatal period.[7]
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | New neural network chip |
| Science | Sugary drinks & pregnancy |
| Science | Safe sleep recs mystery |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | sweep |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Evan | Sugary drinks & pregnancy |
Bob | Safe sleep recs mystery |
Cara | Safe sleep recs mystery |
Jay | Safe sleep recs mystery |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Evan's Response[edit]
Bob's Response[edit]
Cara's Response[edit]
Steve Explains Item #1[edit]
Steve Explains Item #2[edit]
fecundability[v 2]
Steve Explains Item #3[edit]
Jay's Response[edit]
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:27:57)[edit]
You look at science (or at least talk of it) as some sort of demoralising invention of man, something apart from real life, and which must be cautiously guarded and kept separate from everyday existence. But science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.
– Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958), British chemist and X-ray crystallographer
Signoff[edit]
S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.
S: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by SGU Productions, dedicated to promoting science and critical thinking. For more information on this and other episodes, please visit our website at theskepticsguide.org, where you will find the show notes as well as links to our blogs, videos, online forum, and other content. You can send us feedback or questions to info@theskepticsguide.org. Also, please consider supporting the SGU by visiting the store page on our website, where you will find merchandise, premium content, and subscription information. Our listeners are what make SGU possible.
Today I Learned[edit]
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[8]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Neurologica: Ontario College Plans Program in Homeopathy
- ↑ Live Science: Scientists Rush to Explore Underwater World Hidden Below Ice for 120,000 Years
- ↑ Express.co.uk: The 'Illuminati' is REAL and secretly running our world claims former Defense Minister
- ↑ Arizona State University: Cancer-fighting nanorobots programmed to seek and destroy tumors
- ↑ MIT News: Neural networks everywhere
- ↑ BU School of Medicine: One or more soda a day could decrease chances of getting pregnant
- ↑ Mass General: Safe-sleep recommendations for infants have not reduced sudden deaths in newborns
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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