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| SGU Episode 982 |
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| May 4th 2024 |
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"Running horizontally at self-generated artificial gravity in emulated lunar WoD" [1] |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
Large complex systems which suppose the existence of an objective reality work very well. Any attempt to throw out the idea of objective reality still has to explain why these things work. |
Scotty Hendricks, American writer |
| Links |
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| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction, May the Fourth, Jay in Ireland
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Molly Malone statue (8:18)
Daniel Dennett dies (13:16)
Quickie with Bob: Horizontal Running on the Moon (18:42)
- Horizontal running inside circular walls of Moon settlements: a comprehensive countermeasure for low-gravity deconditioning? [1]
(Note: this article is not from the SGU show notes page)
News Items
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Vampire Facials (21:41)
Kava and Liver Toxicity (36:43)
_rogue_mentions_Oren_Hatch_history
Chiropractic Strokes (52:01)
Merging Lifeforms (1:02:29)
meatball
Who's That Noisy? (1:16:00)
New Noisy (1:20:15)
[Slow revving whir]
Announcements (1:20:42)
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:24:35)
Follow-up #1: Rocket Lab Reusable Rockets
Science or Fiction (1:27:11)
Theme: Deciphering jargon
Item #1: Efficient spin-up of Earth System Models using sequence acceleration.[6]
Item #2: Multimodal MRI reveals parametric dynamic inhibition of extrapyramidal circuitry.[7]
Item #3: Liquid crystal-integrated metasurfaces for an active photonic platform.[8]
Item #4: Efficient stochastic parallel gradiant descent training for on-chip optical processor.†† [9][10]†† This item was not part of the three SOF items Steve used for the game.
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Multimodal MRI |
| Science | Efficient spin-up |
| Science | LC-integrated metasurfaces |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | clever |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Jay | Efficient spin-up |
Evan | LC-integrated metasurfaces |
Cara | Multimodal MRI |
Bob | Multimodal MRI |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Jay's Response
Cara's Response
...get [swept]...
Evan's Response
Bob's Response
Steve Explains Item #1
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #3
Steve Mentions Item #4
Silly phrase, "Absolutely"
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:44:58)
Large complex systems which suppose the existence of an objective reality work very well. Any attempt to throw out the idea of objective reality still has to explain why these things work.
– Scotty Hendricks, American writer
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[11]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Royal Society Open Science: Horizontal running inside circular walls of Moon settlements: a comprehensive countermeasure for low-gravity deconditioning?
- ↑ AP: CDC says it's identified 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles
- ↑ Science-Based Medicine: Kava and Liver Damage
- ↑ KSDK St. Louis: St. Louis County woman says she suffered a stroke after visiting the chiropractor
- ↑ Popular Science: For the first time in one billion years, two lifeforms truly merged into one organism
- ↑ Science Advances: Efficient spin-up of Earth System Models using sequence acceleration
- ↑ Science Translational Medicine: Multimodal MRI reveals brainstem connections that sustain wakefulness in human consciousness
- ↑ Opto-Electronic Advances: Liquid crystal-integrated metasurfaces for an active photonic platform.
- ↑ Opto-Electronic Journals Group: News brief - Efficient stochastic parallel gradient descent training for on-chip optical processors
- ↑ Opto-Electronic Advances: Article - Efficient stochastic parallel gradient descent training for on-chip optical processors
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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