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<blockquote>'''Theme: Geography'''<br>'''Item #1:''' Virtually all of South America is east of Florida.<ref>[http://www.somethinggeography.com/2016/10/where-is-south-america.html Something Geography: Where is South America? ]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' The entire UK is north of the northern most point in the continental US.<ref>[https://brilliantmaps.com/cities-transposed-latitude/ Brilliant Maps: European & North American Cities Transposed Onto The Opposite Continent At The Same Latitude]</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' Spain is larger than Alaska.<ref>[https://thetruesize.com/ The True Size.com]</ref></blockquote>
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''Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.''
<blockquote>'''Theme: Geography'''<br>'''Item #1:''' Virtually all of South America is east of Florida.<ref>[http://www.somethinggeography.com/2016/10/where-is-south-america.html Something Geography: Where is South America? ]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' The entire UK is north of the northern most point in the continental US.<ref>[https://brilliantmaps.com/cities-transposed-latitude/ Brilliant Maps: European & North American Cities Transposed Onto The Opposite Continent At The Same Latitude]</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' Spain is larger than Alaska.<ref>[https://thetruesize.com/ The True Size.com]</ref></blockquote>
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== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> ==

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SGU Episode 758
January 18th 2020
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SGU 757                      SGU 759

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
Guest

JC: Joe Carvalko

Quote of the Week

What is a master but a master student? And if that's true, then there's a responsibility on you to keep getting better and to explore avenues of your profession.

Neil Peart, Canadian musician, songwriter, and author

Links
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Show Notes
Forum Discussion


Introduction

Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Xenobots ()

Goop on Netflix ()

Oldest Material on Earth ()

UFOs and National Security ()

Goldilocks Stars ()

Who's That Noisy? ()

  • Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_

New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

consider using block quotes for emails read aloud in this segment

Question #1: England and Wales ()

Interview with Joe Carvalko ()

Science or Fiction ()

Answer Item
Fiction Spain > Alaska
Science S.Am. east of FL
Science
UK north of US
Host Result
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Rogue Guess

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: Geography
Item #1: Virtually all of South America is east of Florida.[6]
Item #2: The entire UK is north of the northern most point in the continental US.[7]
Item #3: Spain is larger than Alaska.[8]

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

What is a master but a master student? And if that's true, then there's a responsibility on you to keep getting better and to explore avenues of your profession.
– Neil Peart (1952-2020), Canadian musician, songwriter, and author

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[9]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description


References

  1. ↑ Popular Mechanics: These Are the First Living Robots: Machines Made from Frog Stem Cells
  2. ↑ Ars Technica: Goop’s Netflix trailer: Paltrow sinks into a vagina, spews pseudoscience
  3. ↑ BBC News: Oldest material on Earth discovered
  4. ↑ CBS News: Top-secret UFO files could cause "grave damage" to U.S. national security if released, Navy says
  5. ↑ Universe Today: The Perfect Stars to Search for Life On Their Planets
  6. ↑ Something Geography: Where is South America?
  7. ↑ Brilliant Maps: European & North American Cities Transposed Onto The Opposite Continent At The Same Latitude
  8. ↑ The True Size.com
  9. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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