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SGU Episode 959
November 25th 2023
959 Lunar Library.jpg

The first major installation of the Lunar Library is a 30 million page archive that flew on the SpaceIL Beresheet Moon lander, in 2019: It is now believed to be intact on the Moon.[1]

SGU 958                      SGU 960

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

Science has the answer to every question that can be asked. However, science reserves the right to change that answer should additional data become available.

Mary Roach, American author

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Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, Thanksgiving plans

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

What's the Word? (6:39)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

3D Printing Soft Robots (10:26)


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First CRISPR Treatment Approved (17:12)

Omicron Update (34:08)

Lunar Library (48:25)


(click to create redirect page)

The ark itself (55:57)

Reading the discs (57:41)

Who's That Noisy? (1:03:19)

Answer to previous Noisy:
Scientists' estimate of T-rex sounds

New Noisy (1:06:51)

[mechanical/instrumental musical warbling with background scratching/fingering]

what this week's Noisy is

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups

Email #1: Trust in Science (1:08:30)

Follow-up #1: Fashion (1:21:17)

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Science or Fiction (1:31:47)

Item #1: Researchers have developed a hydrogel that will allow people with diabetes to inject their insulin once every several months, rather than every day.[7]
Item #2: Scientists find that the eyes communicate to the ears, causing the ears to make a sound which can be used to track eye movements.[8]
Item #3: A new study finds solar wind-derived molecular hydrogen trapped in Apollo lunar regolith samples.[9]

Answer Item
Fiction Insulin-injecting hydrogel
Science Eyes communicate to the ears
Science
Hydrogen in lunar regolith
Host Result
Steve win
Rogue Guess
Jay
 Eyes communicate to the ears
Bob
 Insulin-injecting hydrogel
Evan
 Insulin-injecting hydrogel
Cara
 Insulin-injecting hydrogel

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

Jay's Response

Bob's Response

Evan's Response

Cara's Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:45:15)


Science has the answer to every question that can be asked. However, science reserves the right to change that answer should additional data become available.

 – Mary Roach (1959-present), American popular science and humor author


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

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

References

  1. ↑ Arch Mission Foundation: Lunar Library I
  2. ↑ ETH Zurich: Printed robots with bones, ligaments, and tendons
  3. ↑ Science-Based Medicine: First CRISPR Treatment Approval
  4. ↑ Undark: Texas Implements a New Ban on Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates
  5. ↑ NYT: Omicron, Now 2 Years Old, Is Not Done With Us Yet
  6. ↑ AMF: Arch Mission Foundation Prepares Lunar Library II for December 2023 Launch
  7. ↑ Cell Reports Medicine: Use of a biomimetic hydrogel depot technology for sustained delivery of GLP-1 receptor agonists reduces burden of diabetes management
  8. ↑ PNAS: Parametric information about eye movements is sent to the ears
  9. ↑ Nature: Hydrogen-bearing vesicles in space weathered lunar calcium-phosphates
  10. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

Vocabulary

  1. ↑ Wiktionary: ruga
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