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=== | === Why Heat is Deadly? <small>(27:01)</small> === | ||
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=== | === Australian Psychics <small>(44:41)</small> === | ||
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=== | === Speech Deepfakes <small>(54:19)</small> === | ||
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'''E:''' ... [[SGU Episode 927#interview|_text_of_Evan_mentioning_Amprius_CEO_interview_]] | |||
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| SGU Episode 943 |
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| August 5th 2023 |
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"A new species of early whale might be the heaviest animal which has ever lived. While its exact weight is debatable, its unusual bones mean scientists can be certain it was no ordinary cetacean." [1] |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
Insofar as a scientific statement speaks about reality, it must be falsifiable; and insofar as it is not falsifiable, it does not speak about reality. |
Karl Popper, Austrian-British philosopher |
| Links |
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| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction, Florida DOE bans AP Psych; politicizing public education
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Glassblowing and other "experience parties" (8:16)
What's the Word? (13:13)
News Items
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B:
C:
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E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Glass-Coated DNA (17:15)
Why Heat is Deadly? (27:01)
Australian Psychics (44:41)
Speech Deepfakes (54:19)
Special Report: Electric Vehicle Myths (1:01:47)
E: ... _text_of_Evan_mentioning_Amprius_CEO_interview_
Quickie with Bob (1:27:11)
- New Whale Fossil – Possibly Heaviest Animal Ever [6]
(Note: this Neurologica article is not from the SGU show notes page, but obviously suffices here)
Who's That Noisy? (1:30:39)
Answer to previous Noisy:
New Noisy (1:33:47)
[Mechanical beeps]
J: ... what this week's Noisy is ...
Announcements (1:34:34)
Science or Fiction (1:39:37)
Theme: Volcanos
Item #1: About 30% of the world's population live under potential threat from volcanic activity.[7]
Item #2: The Pacific Ring of Fire contains 75% of the world's volcanoes and is the location of 90% of all earthquakes.[8]
Item #3: The largest recorded volcanic eruption was Mount Tambora in Indonesia, which killed about 100,000 people, and rated a VEI-7 out of 8 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index.[9]
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| Fiction | 30% under potential threat |
| Science | Ring of Fire volcanos, quakes |
| Science | Mount Tambora eruption |
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Bob | Ring of Fire volcanos, quakes |
Evan | 30% under potential threat |
Jay | 30% under potential threat |
Cara | 30% under potential threat |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Bob's Response
Evan's Response
Jay's Response
Cara's Response
Steve Explains Item #3
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #1
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:50:16)
Insofar as a scientific statement speaks about reality, it must be falsifiable; and insofar as it is not falsifiable, it does not speak about reality.
– Karl Popper (1902-1994), Austrian-British philosopher, academic and social commentator
Signoff
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[10]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References
- ↑ The Natural History Museum, London: New fossil whale might have been the world’s heaviest-ever animal
- ↑ Interesting Engineering: Glass-coated DNA is 4x stronger but 5x less dense than steel
- ↑ Scientific American: Why Extreme Heat Is So Deadly
- ↑ Nine: 'I am the postal service person of the spirit world': Psychic says he's Australia's best
- ↑ PLOS: Study shows speech deepfakes frequently fool people, even after training on how to detect them
- ↑ Neurologica: New Whale Fossil – Possibly Heaviest Animal Ever
- ↑ Journal of Applied Volcanology: Volcanic fatalities database: analysis of volcanic threat with distance and victim classification
- ↑ National Geographic: Plate Tectonics and the Ring of Fire
- ↑ Live Science: 11 Wild Volcano Facts
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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