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| SGU Episode 757 |
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| January 11th 2020 |
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| (brief caption for the episode icon) |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella
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| Quote of the Week |
I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day. |
Douglas Adams, British author |
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| Download Podcast |
| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction[edit]
Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Psychic Predictions ()[edit]
- The rogues review predictions for 2019 and make their own predictions for 2020.
News Items[edit]
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Virtual Humans ()[edit]
GM Trees ()[edit]
Australian Fires ()[edit]
Engrams ()[edit]
Puffins Use Tools ()[edit]
- CNN: Two puffins scratched their itches with sticks -- the first evidence that seabirds can use tools[5]
Who's That Noisy? ()[edit]
- Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_
New Noisy ()[edit]
[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]
Science or Fiction ()[edit]
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Milky way frb |
| Science | Universal flu vaccine |
| Science | Escooter injuries |
| Host | Result |
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| Rogue | Guess |
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Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Item #1: Researchers have successfully developed a universal flu vaccine, which when tested in mice protected against six different influenza strains.[6]
Item #2: A new study finds that injuries from eScooters have a higher rate of head injuries than from bicycles.[7]
Item #3: The first ever FRB (fast radio burst) located within the Milky Way galaxy has been confirmed.[8]
_Rogue_ Response[edit]
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_Host_ Explains Item #_n_[edit]
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_Host_ Explains Item #_n_[edit]
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()[edit]
I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day.
– Douglas Adams (1952-2001), English author, screenwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist and dramatist; author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Signoff/Announcements ()[edit]
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[edit]
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[9]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References[edit]
- ↑ Bloomberg: Samsung Looks Beyond AI With Artificial Humans
- ↑ Top stories Autralia: Can GM trees please?
- ↑ Ars Technica: What’s causing Australia’s devastating fire weather?
- ↑ Neurologica: Zeroing In on Memories
- ↑ CNN: Two puffins scratched their itches with sticks -- the first evidence that seabirds can use tools
- ↑ Georgia State University: Researchers Develop Universal Flu Vaccine with Nanoparticles That Protects Against Six Different Influenza Viruses in Mice
- ↑ Science Daily: Urban health scare: E-scooters show alarming spike in injuries
- ↑ Science News: The home galaxy of a second repeating fast radio burst is a puzzle
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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