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SGU Episode 746
October 26th 2019
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SGU 745                      SGU 747

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella


Quote of the Week

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Scottish economist, philosopher, and author.

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Introduction[edit]

Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.


Special Discussion: Are We All Hypocrites? ()[edit]

News Items[edit]

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Prime Editing ()[edit]

Aluminum Air Batteries ()[edit]

The Blob ()[edit]

Holotropic Breathwork ()[edit]

Who's That Noisy? ()[edit]

  • Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_

New Noisy ()[edit]

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

Dumbest Thing of the Week ()[edit]

Science or Fiction ()[edit]

Answer Item
Fiction New mining method
Science Fetuses' microbiome
Science
Wormhole detection
Host Result
Steve win
Rogue Guess
Jay
New mining method
Bob
New mining method
Evan
Fetuses' microbiome
Cara
Fetuses' microbiome

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Item #1: Scientists have developed a new method of mining and processing rare-earth elements with minimal environmental impact compared to current methods.[7]
Item #2: For the first time scientists prove that human fetuses have a complex gut microbiome prior to birth.[8]
Item #3: A new paper outlines a method for detecting wormholes.[9]

Jay's Response[edit]

Bob's Response[edit]

Evan's Response[edit]

Cara's Response[edit]

Steve Explains Item #3[edit]

Steve Explains Item #1[edit]

Steve Explains Item #2[edit]

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()[edit]

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
Adam Smith (1723-1790), An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Scottish economist, philosopher, and author.

Signoff/Announcements ()[edit]

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[edit]

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[10]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description


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