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=== | === Science: the Endless Frontier <small>()</small> === | ||
* [ | * [https://www.sciencealert.com/in-1945-the-us-successfully-planned-for-75-years-of-science-research-what-s-next ScienceAlert: For 75 Years, The US Had an 'Endless Frontier' of Science. Now It's Coming to an End]<ref>[https://www.sciencealert.com/in-1945-the-us-successfully-planned-for-75-years-of-science-research-what-s-next ScienceAlert: For 75 Years, The US Had an 'Endless Frontier' of Science. Now It's Coming to an End]</ref> | ||
=== | === Bizarre Bacteria <small>()</small> === | ||
* [ | * [https://www.universetoday.com/145738/an-ocean-floor-bacteria-has-been-found-with-a-totally-bizarre-metabolism/ Universe Today: An ocean floor bacteria has been found with a totally bizarre metabolism]<ref>[https://www.universetoday.com/145738/an-ocean-floor-bacteria-has-been-found-with-a-totally-bizarre-metabolism/ Universe Today: An ocean floor bacteria has been found with a totally bizarre metabolism]</ref> | ||
=== | === UV Light and Covid-19 <small>()</small> === | ||
* [ | * [https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200327-can-you-kill-coronavirus-with-uv-light BBC News: Can you kill coronavirus with UV light?]<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200327-can-you-kill-coronavirus-with-uv-light BBC News: Can you kill coronavirus with UV light?]</ref> | ||
=== | === Diamond Energy Storage <small>()</small> === | ||
* [ | * [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200421090540.htm ScienceDaily: Diamonds shine in energy storage solution]<ref>[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200421090540.htm ScienceDaily: Diamonds shine in energy storage solution]</ref> | ||
=== | === Reproducing Cactus Coral <small>()</small> === | ||
* [ | * [https://www.flaquarium.org/pressroom/posts/cactuscoral The Florida Aquarium Makes History Again!] (scroll down for press release)<ref>[https://www.flaquarium.org/pressroom/posts/cactuscoral The Florida Aquarium Makes History Again!] (scroll down for press release)</ref> | ||
== Who's That Noisy? <small>()</small> == | == Who's That Noisy? <small>()</small> == | ||
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=== Question | === Question #1: False Negatives <small>()</small> === | ||
* [https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-how-accurate-are-coronavirus-tests-135972 The Conversation: Coronavirus - How accurate are Coronavirus tests?]<ref>[https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-how-accurate-are-coronavirus-tests-135972 The Conversation: Coronavirus - How accurate are Coronavirus tests?]</ref> | |||
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<blockquote>''' | <blockquote>'''Item #1:''' Scientists have concluded that heavy rainfall triggered the Kīlauea volcano eruption in May 2018.<ref>[https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/study-suggests-rainfall-triggered-2018-k-lauea-eruption NASA: Study Suggests Rainfall Triggered 2018 Kīlauea Eruption]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' A new study finds that drones are more energy efficient than diesel delivery vans in urban settings.<ref>[https://techxplore.com/news/2020-04-delivery-drones-postal-vans-reveals.html Tech Xplore: Delivery drones instead of postal vans? Study reveals drones still consume too much energy]</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' Researchers find that drinking coffee (regular or decaffeinated), over the short term, significantly increases sensitivity to sweetness and decreases sensitivity to bitterness.<ref>[https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/4/493/htm MDPI: Chemosensory Sensitivity after Coffee Consumption Is Not Static: Short-Term Effects on Gustatory and Olfactory Sensitivity]</ref></blockquote> | ||
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SGU Episode 772 |
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April 25th |
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Skeptical Rogues |
S: Steven Novella
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Induction, analogy, hypotheses founded upon facts and rectified continually by new observations, a happy tact given by nature and strengthened by numerous comparisons of its indications with experience, such are the principal means for arriving at truth. |
Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck, French naturalist |
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Introduction
Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
COVID-19 Update ()
News Items
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Science: the Endless Frontier ()
- ScienceAlert: For 75 Years, The US Had an 'Endless Frontier' of Science. Now It's Coming to an End[1]
Bizarre Bacteria ()
UV Light and Covid-19 ()
Diamond Energy Storage ()
Reproducing Cactus Coral ()
- The Florida Aquarium Makes History Again! (scroll down for press release)[5]
Who's That Noisy? ()
- Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_
New Noisy ()
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Question #1: False Negatives ()
Science or Fiction ()
Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Item #1: Scientists have concluded that heavy rainfall triggered the Kīlauea volcano eruption in May 2018.[7]
Item #2: A new study finds that drones are more energy efficient than diesel delivery vans in urban settings.[8]
Item #3: Researchers find that drinking coffee (regular or decaffeinated), over the short term, significantly increases sensitivity to sweetness and decreases sensitivity to bitterness.[9]
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Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
Induction, analogy, hypotheses founded upon facts and rectified continually by new observations, a happy tact given by nature and strengthened by numerous comparisons of its indications with experience, such are the principal means for arriving at truth.
– Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829), French naturalist
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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]
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References
- ↑ ScienceAlert: For 75 Years, The US Had an 'Endless Frontier' of Science. Now It's Coming to an End
- ↑ Universe Today: An ocean floor bacteria has been found with a totally bizarre metabolism
- ↑ BBC News: Can you kill coronavirus with UV light?
- ↑ ScienceDaily: Diamonds shine in energy storage solution
- ↑ The Florida Aquarium Makes History Again! (scroll down for press release)
- ↑ The Conversation: Coronavirus - How accurate are Coronavirus tests?
- ↑ NASA: Study Suggests Rainfall Triggered 2018 Kīlauea Eruption
- ↑ Tech Xplore: Delivery drones instead of postal vans? Study reveals drones still consume too much energy
- ↑ MDPI: Chemosensory Sensitivity after Coffee Consumption Is Not Static: Short-Term Effects on Gustatory and Olfactory Sensitivity
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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