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== Introduction ==
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SGU Episode 985
May 25th 2024
985 Canola.jpg

Canola field in spring bloom.
(Photo credit: R. Myers)

SGU 984                      SGU 986

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.

Yogi Berra, American baseball catcher

Links
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Show Notes
Forum Discussion


Introduction, Jay's kitchen cabinet

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

Steve's Starlinked cabin, etc. (10:04)

What's the Word? (13:28)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Blue Origin Update (17:35)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [1]

Human Predator (25:31)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [2]

Escaped GMOs (35:27)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [3]

Solar Storm (48:38)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [4]

Crypto Astrology (1:03:17)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [5]


"What [do] bitcoin and astrology have in common"


Who's That Noisy? (1:17:11)

Answer to previous Noisy:
Battery-powered sprayer wand

New Noisy (1:20:06)

[motor winding up, engaging its action, then winding down]

short_text_from_transcript

Announcements (1:20:45)

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:23:45)

Follow-up #1: AI discussion

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Science or Fiction (1:33:06)

Theme: Armor

Item #1: _item_text_from_show_notes_[6]
Item #2: _item_text_from_show_notes_[7]
Item #3: _item_text_from_show_notes_[8]

Answer Item
Fiction
Science
Host Result
Steve win
Rogue Guess

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

_Rogue_'s Response

_Rogue_'s Response

_Rogue_'s Response

_Rogue_'s Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:49:27)


(quoted text)

 – _alternate_display_text_for_name_ (_birth_year_-_death_year_), (description of 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[9]
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Vocabulary

  1. Wiktionary: zooxanthellae; single-celled dinoflagellates that are able to live in symbiosis with diverse marine invertebrates
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