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SGU Episode 878
May 7th 2022
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SGU 877                      SGU 879

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common.
They don’t alter their views to fit the facts.
They alter the facts to fit their views.

1977 Doctor Who, fictional British TV Time Lord

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Introduction

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

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Sustainable Jet Fuel ()

Dog Personality ()

COVID and Cognitive Aging ()

Fertilizer Shortage ()

Cosmic Expansion ()

Who's That Noisy? ()

Answer to previous Noisy:


New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

short_text_from_transcript

Announcements ()

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

_consider_using_block_quotes_for_emails_read_aloud_in_this_segment_
with_reduced_spacing_for_long_chunks –

Email #1: Lemuria ()

Science or Fiction ()

Theme: Critical Thinking

Item #1: A recent systematic review of belief in the paranormal finds a robust correlation with intuitive thinking, increased confirmation bias, and reduced conditional reasoning.[6]
Item #2: A recent study finds that the more certain subjects were about the future course of the pandemic the more likely they were to follow recommended preventive protocols.[7]
Item #3: Research consistently finds that people have an action bias – they will favor doing something over doing nothing even if it worsens outcomes.[8]

Answer Item
Fiction Certainty follows health protocols
Science Paranormal beliefs triple-correlate
Science
People have an action bias
Host Result
Steve
Rogue Guess

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

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

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Steve Explains Item #_n_

Steve Explains Item #_n_

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common.
They don’t alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views.
1977 Doctor Who, fictional British TV Time Lord

Signoff/Announcements ()

S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.

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