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SGU Episode 958
November 18th 2023
958 H2 Storage.jpg

Scientists in France have discovered a potential deposit of naturally occurring hydrogen, or "white hydrogen." [1]

SGU 957                      SGU 959

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

True science teaches, above all,
to doubt and to be ignorant.

Perhaps better translated as: about doubting and being ignorant.

Miguel de Unamuno,
Spanish writer & philosopher

Links
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Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, George's music revelations, an Age of Nostalgia

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


...last week we interviewed...

Attenborough's long-beaked echidna (12:17)

S: So, have any of you guys heard of Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, Zaglossus attenboroughi ?

Swindler's List: Romance Scams (14:05)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [2]

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Whole Eye Transplant (21:15)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [3]

Hottest Year on Record (34:51)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [4]

Neutron Thickness (49:43)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [5]

Hydrogen Deposit in France (57:07)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [6]

Trust In Science Declining (1:06:51)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [7]

Who's That Noisy? (1:18:47)

Answer to previous Noisy:
Anna Marie Hefele's polyphonic overtone singing

New Noisy (1:25:15)

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

...what this week's Noisy is

Announcements (1:26:32)

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:28:20)

Correction #1: Oldest Photo

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Science or Fiction (1:31:26)

Item #1: Researchers have discovered the first "vampire" virus, a parasitic virus that attaches to the "neck" of another virus in order to enter a host cell and take over the reproductive machinery.[8]
Item #2: A new study finds that Google DeepMind's machine learning weather prediction model can outperform existing models for 10-day weather prediction, 90% of the time in under one minute.[9]
Item #3: Scientists present a new fossil of a flying feathered dinosaur, avioptera, which dates to 185 million years ago, 20 million years older than the group (paraves) which is believed to have given rise to modern birds.[10]

Answer Item
Fiction New flying dinosaur
Science Vampire virus
Science
Deep Mind's predictions
Host Result
Steve clever
Rogue Guess
Bob
 New flying dinosaur
Jay
 Vampire virus
Evan
 Deep Mind's predictions
George
 Deep Mind's predictions

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

Bob's Response

Jay's Response

Evan's Response

George's Response

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #3

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:45:56)


True science teaches, above all, to doubt and to be ignorant.

Perhaps better translated as: about doubting and being ignorant.

 – Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936), Spanish writer & philosopher


Signoff/Thanksgiving Farewell (1:48:06)

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

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[11]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

References

  1. ↑ World Economic Forum: World's largest white hydrogen deposit found in France
  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. ↑ [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  7. ↑ [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  8. ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  9. ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  10. ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  11. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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