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SGU Episode 946 |
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August 26th 2023 |
An illustration of the Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover duo on the surface of the Moon. Illustration: ISRO |
Skeptical Rogues |
S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
Quote of the Week |
America is the only country where a significant proportion of the population believes that professional wrestling is real but the moon landing was faked. |
David Letterman, U.S. late night TV host |
Links |
Download Podcast |
Show Notes |
Forum Discussion |
Introduction, Dragon Con 2023, Crocs
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]
Releasing Fukushima Radioactive Water (6:15)
Online Gaming and Mental Health (17:53)
Quickies with Steve (30:02)
Gradient Nanostructured Steel
Metal Kirigami
Supernova and Neutrinos (41:59)
Recent Lunar Missions (49:29)
Who's That Noisy? (59:47)
New Noisy (1:04:14)
[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]
Announcements (1:04:56)
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:08:34)
Email #1: Gender Affirming Care and Regret
Science or Fiction (1:26:03)
Theme: Proteins
Item #1: "Hero" proteins in humans are heat-resistant long-lived proteins that have no direct function themselves but help keep other proteins from clumping and causing cell aging.[6]
Item #2: The longest known protein in vertebrates is called titin, which can be 350,000 amino acids long.[7]
Item #3: The median half-life of human proteins is 8.7 hours.[8]
Answer | Item |
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Fiction | Longest known protein |
Science | "Hero" proteins |
Science | Median half-life |
Host | Result |
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Steve | win |
Rogue | Guess |
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Jay | Median half-life |
Evan | Longest known protein |
Bob | Longest known protein |
Cara | Longest known protein |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Jay's Response
Evan's Response
Bob's Response
Cara's Response
Steve Explains Item #1
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #3
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:38:30)
America is the only country where a significant proportion of the population believes that professional wrestling is real but the moon landing was faked.
– David Letterman (1947-present), American television host, comedian, writer and producer
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.
Today I Learned
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[9]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References
- ↑ Neurologica: Should Japan Release Radioactive Water Into The Pacific?
- ↑ The Conversation: Online gaming communities could provide a lifeline for isolated young men − new research
- ↑ Neurologica: Gradient Nanostructured Steel
- ↑ Space.com: A nearby supernova could reveal the secret lives of ghostly neutrinos. Here's how.
- ↑ Gizmodo: India's Chandrayaan-3 Lander Successfully Launches on Mission to Moon's South Pole
- ↑ SciTechDaily: Strange, Extremely Disordered Proteins Are Heroes in Disguise – Protect Other Proteins
- ↑ Harefuah (a medical journal by the IMAIsrael Medical Association): [Titin: some aspects of the largest protein in the body]
- ↑ Chemical Science: Systematic study of the dynamics and half-lives of newly synthesized proteins in human cells†
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]