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''Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.'' | |||
<blockquote>'''Item #1:''' A new genetic analysis confirms that Polynesians made contact with Native Americans before European contact, despite being separated by thousands of miles of open ocean.<ref>[http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/07/polynesians-and-native-americans-made-early-contact.html Standford Medicine: Polynesians, Native Americans made contact before European arrival, genetic study finds]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' Researchers have built a “robot scientist” capable of autonomously carrying out chemical experiments, and using AI to determine what experiments to run, with 1000 times the efficiency of human scientists.<ref>[https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/robot-scientist-works-1000-times-faster-human-researchers THE: Robot scientist ‘works 1,000 times faster’ than human researchers]</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' Scientists have finally been able to produce commercial-level spider silk by genetically engineering hag fish to produce spider silk slime.<ref>[https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/hagfish-slime-turned-into-ultra-stiff-fibre/3007995.article Chemistry World: Hagfish slime turned into ultra-stiff fibre]</ref></blockquote> | |||
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| SGU Episode 783 |
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| July 8th 2020 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
| Quote of the Week |
I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies to another this right, makes a slave of himself to his present opinion, because he precludes himself the right of changing it. |
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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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J:
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Roundness Bias ()
Pooled Testing ()
- Smithsonian: Pooled Testing Could Be the Fastest and Cheapest Way to Increase Coronavirus Screening[3]
Insect Feed ()
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion ()
Who's That Noisy? ()
- Answer to last week’s Noisy: Helicopter on Mars[6]
New Noisy ()
[brief, vague description of Noisy]
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()
Question #1: Pasteurization ()
Correction #1: Police Shooting Retraction ()
Science or Fiction ()
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Spider silk |
| Science | Robot scientist |
| Science | Polynesian contact |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | win |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Jay | Polynesian contact |
Cara | Spider silk |
Bob | Spider silk |
Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Item #1: A new genetic analysis confirms that Polynesians made contact with Native Americans before European contact, despite being separated by thousands of miles of open ocean.[7]
Item #2: Researchers have built a “robot scientist” capable of autonomously carrying out chemical experiments, and using AI to determine what experiments to run, with 1000 times the efficiency of human scientists.[8]
Item #3: Scientists have finally been able to produce commercial-level spider silk by genetically engineering hag fish to produce spider silk slime.[9]
Jay's Response
Cara's Response
Bob's Response
Steve Explains Item 2
Steve Explains Item 1
Steve Explains Item 3
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies to another this right, makes a slave of himself to his present opinion, because he precludes himself the right of changing it.
– Thomas Paine (1737-1809), The Age of Reason
Signoff/Announcements ()
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
- ↑ NatGeo: How scientists know COVID-19 is way deadlier than the flu
- ↑ ScienceDaily: Consumers prefer round numbers even when the specific number is better news
- ↑ Smithsonian Magazine: Pooled Testing Could Be the Fastest and Cheapest Way to Increase Coronavirus Screening
- ↑ Neurologica: Feeding Animals Insects
- ↑ Are Technica: The US military is getting serious about nuclear thermal propulsion
- ↑ Nasa: Helicopter on Mars
- ↑ Standford Medicine: Polynesians, Native Americans made contact before European arrival, genetic study finds
- ↑ THE: Robot scientist ‘works 1,000 times faster’ than human researchers
- ↑ Chemistry World: Hagfish slime turned into ultra-stiff fibre
- ↑ [url for TIL, publication: title]
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