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* [https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/global-warming-we-have-the-technology/ Global Warming – We Have the Technology]<ref>[https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/global-warming-we-have-the-technology/ Neurologica: Global Warming – We Have the Technology]</ref>
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* [https://news.mit.edu/2022/astronomers-detect-radio-heartbeat-billions-light-years-earth-0713 Astronomers detect a radio “heartbeat” billions of light-years from Earth]<ref>[https://news.mit.edu/2022/astronomers-detect-radio-heartbeat-billions-light-years-earth-0713 MIT News: Astronomers detect a radio “heartbeat” billions of light-years from Earth]</ref>


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'''S:''' All right, Bob, finish up by telling us about haaaabitable super-Earths. [[SGU Episode 869#habitable|"Habitable."]]
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SGU Episode 889
July 23rd 2022
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SGU 888                      SGU 890

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guest

BD: Brian Dunning, American writer and producer

Quote of the Week

Scientific principles and laws do not lie on the surface of nature. They are hidden, and must be wrested from nature by an active and elaborate technique of inquiry.

John Dewey, American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer

Links
Download Podcast
Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, Cara's Return, Post-Op reflections

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

Cara's Cancer Experience (4:33)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Global Warming Technologies (27:50)

SLS Launch (46:33)

Periodic FRBs (51:18)

Habitable Super Earths (56:40)

S: All right, Bob, finish up by telling us about haaaabitable super-Earths. "Habitable."

B: Habitable!

Who's That Noisy? (1:04:55)

Answer to previous Noisy:
Two gangs of river otters fighting


New Noisy (1:07:24)

[old/amateur recording of discordant piano notes]

J: There it is.

E: Gee!

Announcements (1:08:12)

Interview with Brian Dunning (1:10:05)


Science or Fiction ()

Item #1: Scientists have been able to create a DNA based nanomotor that can convert electricity into kinetic motion, and in which they can control the direction and speed of the rotation.[5]
Item #2: A decade-long investigation finds that about 20% of moth species, representing thousands of species, produce ultrasound to deter bats by either jamming or confusing their echolocation or serving as warnings of toxicity.[6]
Item #3: A new simulation of Jovian planet ring formation indicates that Jupiter likely had a massive ring system throughout most of its existence.[7]

Answer Item
Fiction
Science
Host Result
Steve
Rogue Guess

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

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

Steve Explains Item #_n_

Steve Explains Item #_n_

Steve Explains Item #_n_

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Scientific principles and laws do not lie on the surface of nature. They are hidden, and must be wrested from nature by an active and elaborate technique of inquiry.
– John Dewey (1859-1952), American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, from Reconstruction in philosophy, 1920

Signoff/Announcements ()

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

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Today I Learned

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[8]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Neurologica: Global Warming – We Have the Technology
  2. ↑ Ars Technica: The SLS rocket finally has a believable launch date, and it's soon
  3. ↑ MIT News: Astronomers detect a radio “heartbeat” billions of light-years from Earth
  4. ↑ Space.com: Alien super-Earths may get a habitability boost from hydrogen-rich atmospheres
  5. ↑ Nature: A DNA origami rotary ratchet motor
  6. ↑ PNAS: Anti-bat ultrasound production in moths is globally and phylogenetically widespread
  7. ↑ UC Riverside News: Why Jupiter doesn’t have rings like Saturn
  8. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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