SGU Episode 864

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SGU Episode 864
January 30th 2022
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SGU 863                      SGU 865
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
I love science. I hate supposition, superstition, exaggeration, and falsified data. Show me the research; show me the results; show me the conclusions; and then show me some qualified peer reviews of all that.
Bill Vaughan, American columnist
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Introduction

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

S: Hello and welcome to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe. Today is Wednesday, January 26^th, 2022 and this is your host, Steven Novella. (applause) Joining me this week are Bob Novella...

B: Hey, everybody!

S: Cara Santa Maria...

C: Howdy.

S: Jay Novella...

J: Hey guys.

S: ...and Evan Bernstein.

E: Good evening folks!

S: How's everyone this lovely Wednesday deep winter cold frigid day?

C: Oh no it's cold?

J: Oh god Cara.

E: Super cold.

J: It's one of those days Cara, you go outside for about 2 seconds and you're like oh my god it's cold.

S: Nope.

C: The high today was 72 I think in LA, so that's like 22 for all you Celsius listeners. Yeah, it was nice.

E: Yeah, -4 here, right now, -4 Celsius.

What’s the Word? (12:30)

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News Items

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J:

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Carbon Signatures on Mars (21:29)

• Carbon Signatures and Life on Mars

Schoolkids and Conspiracy Theories (31:51)

• Schoolkids Are Falling Victim to Disinformation and Conspiracy Fantasies

Peter Jackson and AI (48:42)

• How Peter Jackson Used Artificial Intelligence to Restore the Video & Audio Featured in The Beatles: Get Back

Human Remains Locator (1:09:28)

• 'The Human Remains Locator' -- Forensic investigators develop tools they say can find bodies

Who's That Noisy? (1:17:51)

New Noisy (1:21:29)

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

J: So, guys, if you think you know what that is or if you heard something cool this week, do me a favor: just take the moment right now and send me that information at wtn@theskepticsguide.org.

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups

Email: The Effects of Climate Change (1:25:44)

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Science or Fiction (1:37:33)

Answer	Item
Fiction	Regrown rat leg
Science	Independent echolocation evolution
Science	Laparoscopy via robot surgery

Host	Result
Steve	swept

Rogue	Guess
Cara	Regrown rat leg
Bob	Regrown rat leg
Jay	Regrown rat leg
Evan	Regrown rat leg

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

Item #1: Researchers report they were able to successfully regrow a functional leg in a rat following treatment with a five-drug cocktail. Item #2: A new study of the neuroanatomy of bat hearing finds that bats fall into two groups with distinct anatomy for echolocation, suggesting that echolocation may have evolved independently in the two groups. Item #3: Scientists report the first successful laparoscopic operations, specifically intestine repair, performed entirely by a surgical robot without any human control.

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:55:30)

I love science. I hate supposition, superstition, exaggeration, and falsified data. Show me the research; show me the results; show me the conclusions; and then show me some qualified peer reviews of all that.
– Bill Vaughan (1915-1977), American columnist 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.

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