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== Introduction, Guest Rogue, Dragon Con reflections ==
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=== Steve on the UFO panel <small>(7:43)</small> ===
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SGU Episode 949
September 16th 2023
949 futuristic robot.jpg

Sci-fi futuristic robot
Artist: Pickgameru

SGU 948                      SGU 950

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guest

CH: Christian Hubicki,
professor of Robotics

Quote of the Week

Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today – but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all.

Isaac Asimov, American writer

Links
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Show Notes
SGU Forum

Introduction, Guest Rogue

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

Dragon Con reflections (3:25)

Steve on the UFO panel (7:43)

Special Report: The Future of Robots (19:43)

Live from Dragon Con 2023 (40:26)

Christian and Robotics (45:19)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Exploding Batteries to Deorbit Satellites (49:10)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [1]

Dark Stars (58:10)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [2]

AI Drone Racing (1:08:15)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [3]

Settling Mars (1:16:59)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [4]

Stress Patches (1:27:32)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [5]

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Science or Fiction (1:32:39)

Theme: Robotics
Item #1: According to the International Federation of Robotics, in 2023 there are 35 million industrial robots, and 43 million service robots worldwide.* [6]
Item #2: The first robot-assisted surgery was in Vancouver in 1984, with the Arthrobot, which assisted in arthroscopic procedures.[7]
Item #3: Arguably the oldest robots include water-powered, clock-driven figurines dating from 3,000 BCE, and a steam-powered pigeon that could actually fly, dating from 400 BCE.[8]

* The shownotes page for this episode on the SGU website did not have a link for any article to be referenced for this item.

Answer Item
Fiction 35/43M robots worldwide
Science Robot-assisted surgery
Science
Oldest robots
Host Result
Steve sweep
Rogue Guess
Evan
 Robot-assisted surgery
Jay
 Robot-assisted surgery
Bob
 Oldest robots
Christian
 Robot-assisted surgery

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

Evan's Response

Jay's Response

Bob's Response

Christian's Response

Audience's Response

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #3

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:40:12)


Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today – but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all.

 – Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American writer and professor of biochemistry


Signoff

S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.

(applause)

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

References

  1. ↑ [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  2. ↑ [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  3. ↑ [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  4. ↑ [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  5. ↑ [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  6. ↑ International Federation of Robotics (IFR): IFR Presents World Robotics Report 2022
  7. ↑ Surgrob Blog: World's First Surgical Robot
  8. ↑ Ancient Origins: The Steam-Powered Pigeon of Archytas – The Flying Machine of Antiquity
  9. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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