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| SGU Episode 984 |
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| May 18th 2024 |
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"Researchers utilize Nvidia’s Eureka platform, a human-level reward design algorithm, to train a quadruped robot to balance and walk on top of a yoga ball." [1] |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
Science is the only self-correcting human institution, but also a process that progresses only by showing itself to be wrong. |
Allan Sandage, American astronomer |
| Links |
| Download Podcast |
| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction, aurora viewing from solar CME
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Special Report: Steorn Free Energy Update (3:42)
- [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [2]
News Items
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Chat GPT 4o (15:42)
- [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [3]
2023 hottest summer in 2000 years (31:06)
- [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [4]
Spotting Misinformation (40:33)
- [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [5]
AI Training Robots (48:38)
- [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [6]
Reincarnated Son of Buddha (59:59)
- [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [7]
Who's That Noisy? (1:07:56)
New Noisy (1:12:20)
[Rapid mechanical whirring]
J:...If you know the sound this week
Announcements (1:13:07)
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:15:18)
Email #1: Protecting Bigfoot
Science or Fiction (1:20:43)
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| Steve | clever |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Evan's Response
Bob's Response
Jay's Response
Cara's Response
Steve Explains Item #3
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #1
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:37:55)
(quoted text)
– (author of quote), (description of author)
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.
Today I Learned
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[11]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References
- ↑ Interesting Engineering: Nvidia's Eureka helps robot dog perfect yoga ball balance
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