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SGU Episode 976
March 23rd 2024
976 SpaceX Starship.jpg

SpaceX's Starship launches on its third test flight, March 14, 2024. (IC: SpaceX)

SGU 975                      SGU 977

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guest

DL: Dante Lauretta, principal investigator for NASA's OSIRIS-REx

Quote of the Week

One takes comfort from the fact there is no Gresham's law in science. In the long run, good science drives out bad.

American Gardner, American writer

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Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, equinoxes, climate change

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

Quickie with Steve: Treating HIV with CRISPR (5:42)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [1]


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News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Starship's Third Launch (9:27)

Extinct Flu Virus (17:45)


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Keeping Voyager 1 Going (26:09)

Death by Exorcism (33:33)

Energy Demand Increasing (42:00)

Who's That Noisy? (54:24)

Answer to previous Noisy:
Very low musical note A−1 on Subcontrabassoon (13.75Hz)

Vice article: The Mythical 32-Pound "Subcontrabassoon" Is Now a Real Musical Instrument

New Noisy (58:04)

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J:... what this is

Announcements (58:39)

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:01:56)

Follow up #1: Fighting lions

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Interview with Dante Lauretta (1:04:47)

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Science or Fiction (1:27:03)

Item #1: Researchers have developed a universal exoskeleton control system that can work for any user without the need for extensive calibration or training.[7]
Item #2: Scientists created a new method for using classic computers to error-correct quantum computers, resulting in a 60 qubit quantum computer with an accuracy rate of 91%.[8]
Item #3: New material design allows for structural wood to create buildings as high as 18 stories.[9]

Answer Item
Fiction Quantum computer accuracy
Science Universal exoskeleton system
Science
New structural wood design
Host Result
Steve win
Rogue Guess
Jay
 Quantum computer accuracy
Evan
 Quantum computer accuracy
Bob
 Quantum computer accuracy
Cara
 New structural wood design

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

Jay's Response

Evan's Response

Bob's Response

Cara's Response

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #3

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:41:16)


One takes comfort from the fact there is no Gresham's law in science. In the long run, good science drives out bad.

 – American Gardner (1914-2010), American popular mathematics and popular science writer


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

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[10]
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References

  1. ↑ [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  2. ↑ Space.com: FAA to oversee investigation of SpaceX Starship's 3rd test flight
  3. ↑ Live Science: A branch of the flu family tree has died and won't be included in future US vaccines
  4. ↑ Ars Technica: Finally, engineers have a clue that could help them save Voyager 1
  5. ↑ NBC News: Hearing begins in alleged California exorcism death
  6. ↑ Neurologica: Energy Demand Increasing
  7. ↑ Science Robotics: Estimating human joint moments unifies exoskeleton control, reducing user effort
  8. ↑ Nature: Benchmarking highly entangled states on a 60-atom analog quantum simulator
  9. ↑ PLoS ONE: The potential use of mass timber in mid-to high-rise construction and the associated carbon benefits in the United States
  10. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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