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SGU Episode 984
May 18th 2024
984 AI Robot.jpeg

"Researchers utilize Nvidia’s Eureka platform, a human-level reward design algorithm, to train a quadruped robot to balance and walk on top of a yoga ball." [1]

SGU 983                      SGU 985

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

Science is the only self-correcting human institution, but it also is a process that progresses only by falsification.

Allan Sandage, American astronomer

Links
Download Podcast
Show Notes
Forum Discussion


Introduction, aurora viewing from solar CME

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

Special Report: Steorn Free Energy Update (3:42)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [2]


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News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Chat GPT 4o (15:42)

  • Hello GPT-4o [4]
     
    (Note: this article is not from the SGU show notes page)

2023 hottest summer in 2000 years (31:06)

Spotting Misinformation (40:33)

AI Training Robots (48:38)


B: ...like giving a meatball for a reward.


Reincarnated Son of Buddha (59:59)

Who's That Noisy? (1:07:56)

New Noisy (1:12:20)

[Rapid mechanical whirring]

J:...If you know the sound this week

Announcements (1:13:07)

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:15:18)

Email #1: Protecting Bigfoot

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Science or Fiction (1:20:43)

Theme: Battery materials

Item #1: _item_text_from_show_notes_[8]
Item #2: _item_text_from_show_notes_[9]
Item #3: _item_text_from_show_notes_[10]

Answer Item
Fiction
Science
Host Result
Steve clever
Rogue Guess

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

Evan's Response

Bob'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 (1:37:55)


Science is the only self-correcting human institution, but it also is a process that progresses only by showing itself to be wrong.

 – Allan Sandage (1926-2010), American astronomer


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.

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Today I Learned

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[11]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Interesting Engineering: Nvidia's Eureka helps robot dog perfect yoga ball balance
  2. [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  3. AI-PRO.org: AI Chat Using GPT 4o Power
  4. OpenAI: Hello GPT-4o
  5. Live Science: Tree rings reveal summer 2023 was the hottest in 2 millennia
  6. Neurologica: Spotting Misinformation
  7. Bangkok Post: Complaint against 'reincarnated son' of Lord Buddha
  8. [url_from_SoF_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  9. [url_from_SoF_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  10. [url_from_SoF_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  11. [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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