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<blockquote>Conspiracy theorists make sense of the past by creating a plausible pattern that connects events that we know of, or suppose, in a meaningful way. Conspiracy theories are a way to create meaning out of the chaos of our lives and of the past. – Lynette Nusbacher, PhD<!-- <ref name=[author]/>[this is a second reference to an article attached to quote in the infobox] … don’t use if you just need a {{w|wikilink}} -->, Military Historian</blockquote>
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SGU Episode 786
August 1st 2020
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SGU 785                      SGU 787

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

Conspiracy theorists make sense of the past by creating a plausible pattern that connects events that we know of, or suppose, in a meaningful way. Conspiracy theories are a way to create meaning out of the chaos of our lives and of the past.

Lynette Nusbacher, PhD, Military Historian

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Introduction

Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.


COVID-19 Update ()

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

5G and COVID-19 ()

The Technology of Getting to Mars ()

Prayer is not Medicine ()

Fake Mediums ()

Who's That Noisy? ()

  • Answer to last week’s Noisy: Imploding glass sphere[5]

New Noisy ()

[brief, vague description of Noisy]

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

Question #1: Predicting the Pandemic ()

"5 to 10 Years" ()

  • Silicon anode for Li-Ion batteries: Follow Up[6]

Science or Fiction ()

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: Insects
Item #1: Insects do not breath through their mouths, but rather through holes in the sides of their exoskeleton.[7]
Item #2: The Antarctic continent is the only continent on Earth that does not have any native insects.[8]
Item #3: Many insects, in addition to their two compound eyes, have a triangle of three simple eyes in the middle of their forehead.[9]

[Rogue’s] Response

[Rogue’s] Response

[Rogue’s] Response

[Rogue’s] Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1

Answer Item
Fiction Antarctica
Science {{{science1}}}
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Steve swept
Rogue Guess


Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Conspiracy theorists make sense of the past by creating a plausible pattern that connects events that we know of, or suppose, in a meaningful way. Conspiracy theories are a way to create meaning out of the chaos of our lives and of the past.
– Lynette Nusbacher, PhD, Military Historian

Signoff/Announcements ()

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[10]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

References

  1. ↑ Retraction Watch: Paper blaming COVID-19 on 5G technology withdrawn
  2. ↑ Technology.org: 6 Technologies NASA is Advancing to Send Humans to Mars
  3. ↑ Neurologica: Prayer is Not Medicine
  4. ↑ Deccan Chronicle: Sushant's spirit talking to an American? Not possible, say Indian paranormal experts
  5. ↑ Hydroacoustic Calibration with Imploding Glass Spheres
  6. ↑ Advanced Energy Materials: Controlling Surface Oxides in Si/C Nanocomposite Anodes for High‐Performance Li‐Ion Batteries
  7. ↑ ThoughtCo: How Do Insects Breathe?
  8. ↑ Cool Antarctica: Antarctic Terrestrial Invertebrates - Antarctica's "Other" Animals
  9. ↑ ScienceDirect: Form vision in the insect dorsal ocelli - An anatomical and optical analysis of the Locust Ocelli
  10. ↑ publication: [url-for-TIL title]

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