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| SGU Episode 841 |
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| August 21st 2021 |
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| (brief caption for the episode icon) |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
The goal of science is to make the wonderful and complex understandable and simple – but not less wonderful. |
Herbert A. Simon, American economist, political scientist and cognitive psychologist |
| Links |
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| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
COVID-19 Update ()
News Items
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E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
News_Item_1 ()
- [link_URL title][1]
News_Item_2 ()
- [link_URL title][2]
News_Item_3 ()
- [link_URL title][3]
News_Item_4 ()
- [link_URL title][4]
Who's That Noisy? ()
_brief_description_perhaps_with_link_
New Noisy ()
[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()
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Email #1: Animals that Cook ()
Science or Fiction (1:29:37)
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Saturn has a rocky core |
| Science | Auditory cortex's process |
| Science | Covid college drinking |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | win |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Jay | Saturn has a rocky core |
Bob | Auditory cortex's process |
Evan | Saturn has a rocky core |
Cara | Saturn has a rocky core |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Item #1: Neuroscientists find that the auditory cortex processes linguistic and non-linguistic sound in parallel, rather than serial hierarchical processing as previously believed.[5]
Item #2: A study of seismic activity within Saturn that ripples through its gas layers indicates that Saturn has a large, mostly solid rocky core.[6]
Item #3: A new survey finds that alcohol drinking among college students actually decreased during the COVID pandemic.[7]
Jay's Response
Bob's Response
Evan's Response
Cara's Response
Steve Explains Item #3
Steve Explains Item #1
Steve Explains Item #2
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
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
Notes
References
- ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]
- ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]
- ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]
- ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]
- ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]
- ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]
- ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
Vocabulary
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