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SGU Episode 934
June 3rd 2023
File:934 organic solar cells.jpg

"Perovskite solar cells have emerged as an alternative material to silicon in traditional, inorganic solar cells by enabling higher power conversion efficiencies." [1]

SGU 933                      SGU 935

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

The plural of anecdote is not data.[note 1]

attributed to Erika Engelhaupt,
freelance science writer

Links
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Forum Discussion

Introduction, SGU's 2024 eclipse plans, Pride Month

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

Quickie with Bob (7:56)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [2]

News Items

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

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Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups

Correction #1: Which Attenborough (1:05:49)

Question #1: Trees and CO2 (1:10:52)

Hi, I’m a recent listener to your podcast and I have a question for your panel. In the 5/29 issue of the New Yorker Magazine, an article on trees questions the wisdom of mass tree plantings as away to combat global warming. Specifically, it says that although the world’s forests absorb around 16 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide every year, they also emit 8 billion tons. I know that some carbon dioxide is emitted due to respiration at night, but these numbers still seem way off. Can this be true? The online version of the story is dated 5/22/23: What We Owe Our Trees: Forests fed us, housed us, and made our way of life possible. But they can’t save us if we can’t save them. by Jill Lepore
– [listener's name]

[top]                        

Science or Fiction (1:16:02)

Item #1: A newly published clinical study finds that a daily eyedrop can partially reverse myopia (nearsightedness) in children.[7]
Item #2: A study conducted during the pandemic shutdown finds that over the short term reducing pollution increases global warming.[8]
Item #3: Researchers report the production of an organic solar cell with a record-breaking efficiency >19%, which is close to commercial silicon solar cells.[9]

Answer Item
Fiction
Science
Host Result
Steve win
Rogue Guess
Cara
Evan
Bob

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

Cara's Response

Evan's Response

Bob's Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:30:25)


The plural of anecdote is not data.

 – attributed by listener to Erika Engelhaupt, freelance science writer

"The earliest strong match known to QI appeared in an article by Kenneth Kernaghan and P. K. Kuruvilla in the journal “Canadian Public Administration” in 1982," from a post by the Quote Investigator: "The Plural of Anecdote Is Not Data"(Also see Note 1)


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S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.

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Today I Learned

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Notes

  1. ↑ Here's an article: Don't forget: The plural of anecdote is data. "The purpose of this point is to preserve the true meaning of Raymond Wolfinger's oft-misquoted aphorism."

References

  1. ↑ EE Times: Perovskite Solar Cells Offer Alternative to Silicon
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