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| SGU Episode 987 |
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| June 8th 2024 |
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On the far side of the Moon, the Chang'e-6 lander deployed a small roving vehicle to take a selfie. Credit: CNSA |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not be useful. |
George Box, British statistician |
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| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction, Cara's dog's ailment
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Quickie with Bob: Drake Equation Update (13:06)
- [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [1]
News Items
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B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Change-6 Lifts Off from Moon (18:11)
Adaptogens (27:48)
Younger Periods (44:42)
More Aliens (56:44)
Metasurface Night Vision (1:12:18)
Who's That Noisy? (1:25:29)
Note: the Noisy is based on this piece/installation: Pendulum Music - Steve Reich (1966)
New Noisy (1:29:20)
[Background whooshing, foreground whirring/siren]
J:... what this week's Noisy is
Announcements (1:29:45)
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:32:29)
Email #1: Megabits
Email #2: Ancient Pyramids
Science or Fiction (1:42:55)
Theme: GMO News
Item #1: Researchers have developed a photosynthesis-enhanced poplar tree variety with a greater than 50% increase in above ground biomass accumulation.[7]
Item #2: The pink glow pineapple is approved in the US, it has pink flesh that is sweeter, less sour, with hints of watermelon.[8]
Item #3: A biotech company has begun shipping "firefly petunias", which glow when you touch or shake them.[9]
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Firefly petunias |
| Science | Enhanced poplar tree |
| Science | Pink glow pineapple |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | win |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Cara | Firefly petunias |
Jay | Enhanced poplar tree |
Bob | Enhanced poplar tree |
Evan | Enhanced poplar tree |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Cara's Response
Jay's Response
Bob's Response
Evan's Response
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #3
Steve Explains Item #1
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:59:39)
Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not be useful.
– George Box (1919-2013), British statistician, from Empirical Model-Building and Response Surfaces (1987)
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
- ↑ [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
- ↑ Reuters: Carrying lunar rocks, Chinese probe lifts off from far side of moon
- ↑ Science-Based Medicine: What are "Adaptogens"?
- ↑ Cosmos: Age of first period declines and researchers say it could be obesity or even pollution
- ↑ Irish Star: US Army officer claims 'aliens exist and are already interacting with humans'
- ↑ Optica: A Metasurface Approach to Night Vision
- ↑ ISAAAInternational Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications: GE Poplar Trees Help Fight Climate Change
- ↑ Del Monte: Pinkglow: Quite Frequently Asked Questions
- ↑ Light Bio: Firefly Petunia: the flower you will love the most
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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