SGU Episode 950

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SGU Episode 950
September 23rd 2023
A flint used to shape the wooden structure.  Credit: Larry Barham, University of Liverpool
SGU 949                      SGU 951
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
What is at stake is whether our country will follow science or superstitions & quackery.
Alejandro Frank, professor of mathematical physics at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Introduction, Dr. Cara, Bob, and Liz go to Disney World

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

News Items

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

CAR-T Therapy (9:01)

• Immune Cells to Fight Cancer 

Martian Life (25:55)

• NASA may have unknowingly found and killed alien life on Mars 50 years ago, scientist claims 

Oldest Wooden Structures (39:17)

• Wooden structure that predates modern humans found  

Mexican Alien Bodies (55:07)

• The true story of the fake unboxed aliens is wilder than actual aliens 

Life Signature on Exoplanet (1:06:02)

• Possible Sign of Life on Exoplanet 

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Who's That Noisy? (1:10:54)

Answer to previous Noisy:

Sound of the surface of a rock

New Noisy (1:16:35)

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

what this week's Noisy is

Announcements (1:17:56)

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Science or Fiction (1:24:39)

Theme: Climate change Item #1: According to the most recent statistics, deaths due to extreme weather have almost tripled between 1970 and 2019. Item #2: 2022 saw both global coal consumption and CO2 emissions hit an all-time high. Item #3: The Earth is losing 1.2 trillion tons of ice each year, and this pace is accelerating.

Answer	Item
Fiction	Weather deaths have tripled
Science	All-time high emissions
Science	Accelerating ice loss

Host	Result
Steve	clever

Rogue	Guess
Evan	Weather deaths have tripled
Jay	All-time high emissions
Cara	Accelerating ice loss

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

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:41:18)

What is at stake here is whether our country will follow science or superstitions and quackery.  – Alejandro Frank (1951-present), professor of mathematical physics at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Signoff

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

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