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SGU Episode 970
February 10th 2024
970 micrograph microbiome.jpg

"Obelisks comprise a class of diverse RNAs that have colonized and gone unnoticed in human and global microbiomes." [1]

SGU 969                      SGU 971

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

I don't wish to be without my brains, tho' they doubtless interfere with a blind faith, which would be very comfortable.

Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and writer

Links
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Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, Eclipse 2024 planning

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

What's the Word? (6:14)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

New Class of Microbes Found (12:01)


B:...could be meatballs...

SLIM Lunar Tech (22:08)

Misinformation and Wellness Influencers (32:29)

Super Earth in Habitable Zone (50:10)

Climate Change and Storms (58:32)

Who's That Noisy? (1:09:22)

Answer to previous Noisy:
Pulsejet engine ... on an ice buggy

New Noisy (1:15:09)

[Melodic beeping with robotic voice]

J:...There's something very particular going on here...

Announcements (1:16:21)

...A thousand episodes...


Name That Logical Fallacy (1:19:51)

  • "Weaponized pedantry"

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Science or Fiction (1:27:41)

Theme: SGU Shark Week

Item #1: The age of most sharks can be accurately estimated by counting growth rings on their vertebrae.[6]
Item #2: Sharks as a group have poor vision, relying instead on their sense of smell and special electroreceptor organs that can sense electromagnetic fields.[7]
Item #3: Most sharks have to swim to get oxygen, but benthic sharks are able to pump water through their spiracles (small holes behind their eyes) and over their gills so they can breathe without swimming.[8]

Answer Item
Fiction Sharks have poor vision
Science Growth rings on vertebrae
Science
Some breathe w/o swimming
Host Result
Steve clever
Rogue Guess
Jay
 Some breathe w/o swimming
Evan
 Growth rings on vertebrae
Cara
 Sharks have poor vision
Bob
 Growth rings on vertebrae

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

Jay's Response

Evan's Response

Cara's Response

Bob's Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1




A shark's vertebral bands, or growth rings, show the shark's growth rate, similar to that of a tree. Click/tap image for article.[9]





















Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:40:20)


I don't wish to be without my brains, tho' they doubtless interfere with a blind faith which would be very comfortable.

 – Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), English mathematician and writer


_Rogue_mentions_SGU_discussing_Lovelace_previously_

Signoff (1:46:41)

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.

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Today I Learned

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[10]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 bioRxiv: 'Obelisks': Entirely New Class of Life Has Been Found in The Human Digestive System
  2. ↑ Space.com: SLIM lander's precise 'moon sniper' tech will lend itself to future lunar missions
  3. ↑ Neurologica: The Menace of Wellness Influencers
  4. ↑ ABC News: NASA announces new 'super-Earth': Exoplanet orbits in 'habitable zone,' is only 137 light-years away
  5. ↑ Live Science: We may need a new 'Category 6' hurricane level for winds over 192 mph, study suggests
  6. ↑ NOAA Fisheries: Welcome to the New Era of Shark Ageing
  7. ↑ Two Oceans Aquarium: Look here! how well do sharks see?
  8. ↑ Catalina Island Marine Institute: Spiracles: The Secret of the Benthic Shark
  9. ↑ A-Z Animals: Discover What Great White Shark Growth Rings Are and What They Tell About Them
  10. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

Vocabulary

  1. ↑ Wiktionary: cardinal
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