SGU Episode 765

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SGU Episode 765
March 7th 2020
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SGU 764                      SGU 766
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Guest
AD: Ann Druyan
Quote of the Week
The return on investment in global health is tremendous, and the biggest bang for the buck comes from vaccines. Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective health investments in history.
Seth Berkley, American medical epidemiologist
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Introduction

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

News Items

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

Dinosaur Proteins and DNA ()

• Neurologica: A Claim for Dinosaur Proteins and DNA

Wetlands vs. Levees ()

• Cosmos: Lose the levee and keep the wetlands

Largest Explosion ()

• Neurologica: Astronomers Detect Largest Explosion Ever

Who's That Noisy? ()

• Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_

New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

Interview with Ann Druyan ()

• WBUR: Cosmos Returns In New Book And National Geographic Series

Science or Fiction ()

Answer	Item
Fiction	Contact lenses
Science	Robotic hand
Science	Robot surgeon

Host	Result
Steve	swept

Rogue	Guess
Cara	Contact lenses
Evan	Contact lenses
Jay	Contact lenses
Bob	Contact lenses

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: Robots/Cyborgs
Item #1: Researchers have developed the first robotic hand prosthetic with finger-level precise control.
Item #2: Engineers have developed a robotic device that can draw blood and even insert catheters into blood vessels automatically.
Item #3: Researchers have developed smart contact lenses that can dynamically adjust their focal length to bring any distance into focus.

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

The return on investment in global health is tremendous, and the biggest bang for the buck comes from vaccines. Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective health investments in history.
– Seth Berkley M.D., medical epidemiologist, CEO of the GAVI Alliance, and a global advocate on the power of vaccines. He is also the founder and former president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).

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.

Today I Learned

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