SGU Episode 764

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SGU Episode 764
February 29th 2020
The first known animal that doesn't breathe
SGU 763                      SGU 765
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
I think if you're spending more time denying evidence than looking for it, then you've probably left the path of intelligent skepticism.
Alan Dove, Ph.D., American science journalist, virologist
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Introduction, "February", Katherine Johnson

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

Your Number's Up (13:15)

• The Speed of Light

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

How Planes Fly, part 1 (22:01)

• Scientific American: No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air

Binaural Beats (34:13)

• Neurologica: Binaural Beats, Mood and Memory

Non-Breathing Animal (48:03)

• Live Science: Scientists discover first known animal that doesn't breathe

Rocketman Dies in Crash (53:42)

• LA Times: Death of rocket man 'Mad Mike' Hughes ends years of close calls

Who's That Noisy? (1:04:00)

Answer to previous Noisy:

Alaskan Husky vocalizing with shrieking toddler

La La dog

New Noisy (1:06:40)

[rising and falling, pulsating repetition of a pipe-like tone]

J: All right. There it is.

Science or Fiction (1:16:23)

Theme: Whales Item #1: Researchers find that California Gray Whales are over four times more likely to strand themselves during solar storms. Item #2: A new study involving Sperm whales off the coast of New Zealand confirm that they are able to predict the onset of earthquakes better than any other animal tested. Item #3: A large sighting, the largest in decades, indicates a probable surge in the population of Antarctic Blue Whales.

Answer	Item
Fiction	Predicting earthquakes
Science	Antarctic population surge
Science	Solar storms & self-stranding

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess
Evan	Solar storms & self-stranding
Jay	Solar storms & self-stranding
Bob	Solar storms & self-stranding
Cara	Predicting earthquakes

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:31:17)

I think if you're spending more time denying evidence than looking for it, then you've probably left the path of intelligent skepticism.
– Alan Love, Ph.D., American science journalist and virologist on This Week in Virology

Signoff/Announcements

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

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Today I Learned

• Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference
• Fact/Description
• Fact/Description

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