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SGU Episode 952
October 7th 2023
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SGU 951                      SGU 953

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guest

LM: Lars Martin, TRIUMF

physicist
Quote of the Week

Reality denied comes back to haunt.

Phillip K. Dick, American sci-fi writer

Links
Download Podcast
Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, Bob's Halloween season

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

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (4:59)

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (12:29)

Nobel Prize in Physics (23:57)

Radio Telescope on the Moon (34:39)

FEMA Alert Conspiracy (41:22)


Who's That Noisy? (54:04)

Answer to previous Noisy:
Peter Popoff, American televangelist, charlatan, debunked clairvoyant, and faith healer

_subheading_re_listener_email_about_cult_

New Noisy (1:02:37)

[crackling/clacking, as of a track]

J:...what this week's Noisy is

Announcements

NotaCon (1:02:59)

NZ skeptics 2023 conference (1:05:01)

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:05:47)

Email #1: Red Dye and ADHD

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Interview with Lars Martin (1:14:49)

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Science or Fiction (1:32:12)

Theme: The Nobel Prize

Item #1: Four Nobel laureates won their award while they were imprisoned.[6]
Item #2: The 1926 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Johannes Fibiger was the only one ever to be rescinded – he discovered that round worms cause cancer in mice and rats, but a mere three years after the award was given his findings were completely refuted.[7]
Item #3: The Following people never won a Nobel Prize: Dmitri Mendeleev, James Joyce, Mark Twain, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Jules-Henri Poincaré, and Mahatma Gandhi.[8]

Answer Item
Fiction Only Nobel rescinded
Science Laureates from prison
Science
Surprising non-winners
Host Result
Steve win
Rogue Guess
Evan
Only Nobel rescinded
Bob
Surprising non-winners
Jay
Only Nobel rescinded
Cara
Only Nobel rescinded

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

Evan's Response

Bob's Response

Jay's Response

Cara's Response

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #3

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:41:45)


Reality denied comes back to haunt.

 – Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), American science fiction writer, from Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said


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

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