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| SGU Episode 765 |
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| March 7th 2020 |
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| (brief caption for the episode icon) |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Guest |
AD: Ann Druyan |
| Quote of the Week |
The return on investment in global health is tremendous, and the biggest bang for the buck comes from vaccines. Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective health investments in history. |
Seth Berkley, American medical epidemiologist |
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| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction[edit]
Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
COVID-19 Update ()[edit]
Swindler's List: Tax Scams ()[edit]
News Items[edit]
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Dinosaur Proteins and DNA ()[edit]
Wetlands vs. Levees ()[edit]
Largest Explosion ()[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]
Interview with Ann Druyan ()[edit]
Science or Fiction ()[edit]
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Contact lenses |
| Science | Robotic hand |
| Science | Robot surgeon |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | swept |
| Rogue | Guess |
|---|---|
Cara | Contact lenses |
Evan | Contact lenses |
Jay | Contact lenses |
Bob | Contact lenses |
Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Theme: Robots/Cyborgs
Item #1: Researchers have developed the first robotic hand prosthetic with finger-level precise control.[5]
Item #2: Engineers have developed a robotic device that can draw blood and even insert catheters into blood vessels automatically.[6]
Item #3: Researchers have developed smart contact lenses that can dynamically adjust their focal length to bring any distance into focus.[7]
Cara's Response[edit]
Evan's Response[edit]
Jay's Response[edit]
Bob's Response[edit]
Steve Explains Item #1[edit]
Steve Explains Item #3[edit]
Steve Explains Item #2[edit]
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()[edit]
The return on investment in global health is tremendous, and the biggest bang for the buck comes from vaccines. Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective health investments in history.
– Seth Berkley M.D., medical epidemiologist, CEO of the GAVI Alliance, and a global advocate on the power of vaccines. He is also the founder and former president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).
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.
Today I Learned[edit]
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[8]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References[edit]
- ↑ Neurologica: A Claim for Dinosaur Proteins and DNA
- ↑ Cosmos: Lose the levee and keep the wetlands
- ↑ Neurologica: Astronomers Detect Largest Explosion Ever
- ↑ WBUR: Cosmos Returns in New Book and National Geographic Series
- ↑ University of Michigan: ‘It’s like you have a hand again’: An ultra-precise mind-controlled prosthetic
- ↑ Tech Xplore: Robot uses artificial intelligence and imaging to draw blood
- ↑ International Business Times: Google's smart contact lens of the future delayed after 2016 trial target deemed near-sighted
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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