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== Science or Fiction <small>(1:14:36)</small> ==
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=== Evan's Response ===
=== Evan's Response ===

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SGU Episode 856
December 4th 2021
856-Xenobot-Reproducing.jpg
(brief caption for the episode icon)

SGU 855                      SGU 857

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

It’s hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it’s damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.

Bill Murray, American actor & comedian

Links
Download Podcast
Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction

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

COVID-19 Update (1:13)

  • Omicron variant

Special Segment: Today Jay Learned (9:43)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Sentient Cephalopods (21:33)

Self-Replicating Xenobots (32:16)

Pharmacists Recommending Homeopathy (43:24)

Who's That Noisy? (51:55)

Answer to previous Noisy:
First recording played by a PC--an Altair 8800, the first true PC, interfering with a radio signal, programed to "play" the Beatles' "The Fool on the Hill" via that interference


New Noisy (59:50)

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

J: If you guys have any idea what this week's Noisy is, or if you heard something cool, something that is worthy of Who's That Noisy?, email me at WTN@theskepticsguide.org.

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:00:27)

_consider_using_block_quotes_for_emails_read_aloud_in_this_segment_ with_reduced_spacing_for_long_chunks –

Follow-up: Spin Launch System

rocket equation

Science or Fiction (1:14:36)

Theme: The Deep Ocean
Item #1: Only four people have visited the Challenger Deep, the deepest location on Earth at 10,928 meters and about 1,100 atmospheres of pressure, including filmmaker James Cameron.[4]
Item #2: We have mapped only 20% of the ocean floor, compared to 100% of the surface of Mars.[5]
Item #3: Cuvier's beaked whales (the deepest diving whales) have been spotted in the Mariana Trench at depths of over 6,000 meters.[6]

* (Transcriptionist's note: see this cool, super-scrollable breakdown of facts, animals, and exploration of the deep ocean!)

Answer Item
Fiction Only four to Challenger Deep
Fiction
Beaked whales below 6000m
Science 20% of ocean floor mapped
Host Result
Steve win
Rogue Guess
Evan
 20% of ocean floor mapped
Jay
 Beaked whales below 6000m
Cara
 20% of ocean floor mapped

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

Evan's Response

Jay's Response

Cara's Response

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #3

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:28:20)

It's hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it's damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.
– Bill Murray, American actor & comedian

Note about episode releases & Signoff (1:29:19)

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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Today I Learned

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[7]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Live Science: Octopuses, squids and lobsters could become 'sentient beings' in the UK
  2. ↑ Neurologica: Self-Replicating Xenobots
  3. ↑ CBC: Hidden camera reveals some pharmacists recommend homeopathic products to treat kids' cold and flu
  4. ↑ Wikipedia: List of people who descended to Challenger Deep
  5. ↑ Phys.org: Building a detailed seafloor map to reveal the ocean's unknowns
  6. ↑ London Natural History Museum: How deep can a whale dive?
  7. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

Vocabulary


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