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| SGU Episode 886 |
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| July 2nd 2022 |
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| (brief caption for the episode icon) |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
| Quotes of the Week |
-- Healthy skepticism is the basis of all accurate observation. |
first: Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer |
| Links |
| Download Podcast |
| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction, Snake Rescue, Mice, Cats & Dogs
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Cara's Upcoming Surgery (8:30)
Quickie with Bob (21:34)
- Gamma Ray Burst [link_URL TITLE][1]
News Items
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B:
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Mining the Sea (24:33)
Science of Pregnancy and Abortion (46:04)
More Galaxies (1:11:35)
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:21:44)
Email #1: Can Dogs Talk? ()
Before I started listening to the show, I heard about this woman who has taught her dog to speak in sentences. It played into my environmentalist and vegetarian biases, and I was totally taken in. Reviewing it again though, I think it is possible that this is a combination of facilitated communication (she takes big liberties in her interpretation of the sentences), the Clever Hans effect, and cherry picking (she probably only shares the really compelling examples, when there may be many more failures). Would love it if you could comment on the current status of communication with animals, and whether you think the Clever Hans effect is at play here. Thanks for all you do, and this is just one example of how my thinking has started to improve thanks to your work.
Sincerely,
Bart T. Cubrich
Science or Fiction (1:31:39)
Theme: Snakes
Item #1: Brazil has the most number of identified snake species of any nation, currently totaling 412.[5]
Item #2: There were an estimated 1.2 million snake bite deaths in India between 2000 and 2020.[6]
Item #3: Cobras have extreme accuracy when spitting venom, able to hit there targets consistently at up to 30 feet.[7]
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Cobra 30' range |
| Science | Brazil is most snaked |
| Science | 1.2m snake bite deaths |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | win |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Bob | 1.2m snake bite deaths |
Cara | Cobra 30' range |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Bob's Response
Cara's Response
Steve Explains Item #1
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #3
Skeptical Quotes of the Week (1:41:01)
Healthy skepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.
– Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), British writer
We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers.
– Carl Sagan (1934-1996), American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator
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
Notes
References
- ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes PUBLICATION: TITLE]
- ↑ Neurologica: Mining the Sea
- ↑ Nature: After Roe v. Wade: US researchers warn of what’s to come
- ↑ BigThink: There are more galaxies in the Universe than even Carl Sagan ever imagined
- ↑ ZooKeys: Composition and Natural History of Snakes from Etá Farm region, Sete Barras, south-eastern Brazil
- ↑ WHO: Study estimates more than one million Indians died from snakebite envenoming over past two decades
- ↑ NatGeo: Cobras Spit Venom at Eyes With Nearly Perfect Aim
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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