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=== AI-Designed Drugs <small>(10:03)</small> ===
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=== AI Music <small>(20:47)</small> ===
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SGU Episode 979
April 13th 2024
979 Eclipse2024.jpg

"Diamond ring"
as seen in the 2024 total solar eclipse

SGU 978                      SGU 980

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guest

DB: Dustin Bates, American rockstar

Quote of the Week

As the sun eclipses the stars by his brilliancy, so the man of knowledge will eclipse the fame of others in assemblies of the people if he proposes algebraic problems, and still more if he solves them.

Brahmagupta, Indian mathematician and astronomer

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Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, live from Dallas, guest Rogue Dustin Bates

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

Special Segment: Eclipse Science (3:43)


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News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

AI-Designed Drugs (10:03)


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G: Ian could do it

Ian Callanan, SGU tech-guru

in a weekend.

S: Yeah, Ian could do it. Yeah.

AI Music (20:47)


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Music Getting Simpler (32:50)


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Will music-making become sterilized (39:47)

New quality control for music/art (44:48)

Is music getting worse? (46:20)

Attentions spans are shorter (51:44)

G: ...two kids watching "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins--

C: --[inaudible]

G: --so they've never heard this thing, and if you know the song "In the Air Tonight", the drums don't come in until, like, the three-and-a-half-minute mark--

S: --That famous drum...

G: One of the most famous drum falls.

S & C: You're waiting for it.

G: [imitates drum fall]...

...And then Phil comes, and they're like, "Whoa! Whoo! Wow! They're dropping the beat three minutes in! They're dropping the beat three minutes--" [Rogues & audience laugh]

TwinsthenewTrend YouTubers' reaction to drum fall in Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight"

It's so exciting! It got, like, 5 million views. ...

Aphantasia Spectrum (1:02:35)

Nova and Comet Compete with Eclipse (1:18:33)

[top]                        

Science or Fiction (1:29:01)

Theme: Texas

Item #1: Texas has the road with the highest speed limit in the US, at 85 mph.[8]
Item #2: The largest single employer in Texas is Amazon.[9]
Item #3: Six Flags amusement park gets its name from the fact that Texas has been part of six nations throughout its history.[10]

Answer Item
Fiction Largest single employer
Science Highest US speed limit
Science
Flags of six nations
Host Result
Steve clever
Rogue Guess
Dustin
 Flags of six nations
Evan
 Flags of six nations
Jay
 Flags of six nations
Cara
 Largest single employer
Bob
 Largest single employer
George
 Highest US speed limit
Audience
 Largest single employer

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

Dustin's Response

Evan's Response

Jay's Response

Cara's Response

Bob's Response

George's Response

Audience's Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:43:05)


As the sun eclipses the stars by his brilliancy, so the man of knowledge will eclipse the fame of others in assemblies of the people if he proposes algebraic problems, and still more if he solves them.

 – Brahmagupta (c. 598 – c. 668), Indian mathematician and astronomer


Signoff

S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe. (applause)

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. ↑ NASA: NASA Eclipse Science
  2. ↑ Neurologica: AI Designed Drugs
  3. ↑ Shoot Publicity Wire: New Study of AI Music Production Pits Human Against Machine
  4. ↑ Scientific American: Song Lyrics Really Are Getting Simpler and More Repetitive, Study Finds
  5. ↑ Neuroscience News: Exploring Aphantasia: The Mind Without a Mental Picture
  6. ↑ BBC: Move over, solar eclipse: Scientists predict a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion in the coming months
  7. ↑ USA Today: The solar eclipse and the horned devil comet: Two good reasons to look up on April 8
  8. ↑ Briggs Freeman: The Funny 14: Facts About Texas That May Surprise You
  9. ↑ IBISWorld: Texas - State Economic Profile
  10. ↑ Culture Colectiva: Six Flags Over Texas: All The Countries Texas Has Been A Part Of
  11. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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