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=== | === Do Facemasks Work? <small>()</small> === | ||
* [ | * [https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/do-facemasks-work/ Neuorlogica: Do Facemasks Work?]<ref>[https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/do-facemasks-work/ Neuorlogica: Do Facemasks Work?]</ref> | ||
=== | === Carbon Dioxide and the Pandemic <small>()</small> === | ||
* [ | * [https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/7/21251188/carbon-dioxide-breaking-records-climate-change-coronavirus The Verge: Even with people staying in, carbon dioxide is breaking records]<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/7/21251188/carbon-dioxide-breaking-records-climate-change-coronavirus The Verge: Even with people staying in, carbon dioxide is breaking records]</ref> | ||
=== | === Distrust of Expertise Online <small>()</small> === | ||
* [ | * [https://www.newswise.com/coronavirus/new-map-reveals-distrust-in-health-expertise-is-winning-hearts-and-minds-online/?article_id=731342 Newswise: New Map Reveals Distrust in Health Expertise Is Winning Hearts and Minds Online]<ref>[https://www.newswise.com/coronavirus/new-map-reveals-distrust-in-health-expertise-is-winning-hearts-and-minds-online/?article_id=731342 Newswise: New Map Reveals Distrust in Health Expertise Is Winning Hearts and Minds Online]</ref> | ||
=== | === Closest Black Hole to Earth <small>()</small> === | ||
* [ | * [https://www.universetoday.com/146006/closest-black-hole-found-just-1000-light-years-from-earth/ Universe Today: Closest Black Hole Found, Just 1,000 Light-Years From Earth]<ref>[https://www.universetoday.com/146006/closest-black-hole-found-just-1000-light-years-from-earth/ Universe Today: Closest Black Hole Found, Just 1,000 Light-Years From Earth]</ref> | ||
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<blockquote>'''Item #1:''' | <blockquote>'''Item #1:''' Researchers find that multitasking in the office leads to greater satisfaction and decreased depression.<ref>[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200511154850.htm ScienceDaily: Multitasking in the workplace can lead to negative emotions]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' A new study finds that choosing leaders partly at random reduces abuse of power.<ref>[https://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/research-and-journals/randomly-selecting-leaders-could-prove-to-be-a-remedy-for-hubris Elsevier: Randomly selecting leaders could prove to be a remedy for hubris ]</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' A study of teen video gamers finds that 10% display pathological video game addiction.<ref>[https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-video-game-addiction-real.html Medical Xpress: Is video game addiction real?]</ref><br></blockquote> | ||
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| SGU Episode 775 |
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| May 16 th 2020 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
| Guest |
GP: Gerald Posner |
| Quote of the Week |
You might use a simple model and find weird behavior and ignore it. But you shouldn’t ignore it, because that very weirdness is significant. |
Dr. Robert May, physicist and ecologist |
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| Download Podcast |
| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction
Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
COVID-19 Update ()
News Items
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Do Facemasks Work? ()
Carbon Dioxide and the Pandemic ()
Distrust of Expertise Online ()
Closest Black Hole to Earth ()
Who's That Noisy? ()
- Answer to last week’s Noisy: John Cleese, talking about David Dunning's theory
New Noisy ()
[Cackling animal has taken someone's phone]
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()
Email #1: R-Naught ()
Interview with Gerald Posner ()
Science or Fiction ()
Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Item #1: Researchers find that multitasking in the office leads to greater satisfaction and decreased depression.[5]
Item #2: A new study finds that choosing leaders partly at random reduces abuse of power.[6]
Item #3: A study of teen video gamers finds that 10% display pathological video game addiction.[7]
[Rogue’s] Response
[Rogue’s] Response
[Rogue’s] Response
[Rogue’s] Response
[Host] Explains Item #[n]
[Host] Explains Item #[n]
[Host] Explains Item #[n]
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Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
You might use a simple model and find weird behavior and ignore it. But you shouldn’t ignore it, because that very weirdness is significant.
– Dr. Robert May, physicist and ecologist
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[8]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References
- ↑ Neuorlogica: Do Facemasks Work?
- ↑ The Verge: Even with people staying in, carbon dioxide is breaking records
- ↑ Newswise: New Map Reveals Distrust in Health Expertise Is Winning Hearts and Minds Online
- ↑ Universe Today: Closest Black Hole Found, Just 1,000 Light-Years From Earth
- ↑ ScienceDaily: Multitasking in the workplace can lead to negative emotions
- ↑ Elsevier: Randomly selecting leaders could prove to be a remedy for hubris
- ↑ Medical Xpress: Is video game addiction real?
- ↑ [url-for-TIL publication: title]
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