SGU Episode 556
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| SGU Episode 556 |
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| March 5th 2016 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Guest |
G: George Hrab |
| Quote of the Week |
Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated. |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Flight Simulator (0:38)
George's Upcoming Show (8:58)
- NECSS is also discussed
Forgotten Superheroes of Science (14:44)
- Norman Borlaug: Norman Borlaug was a plant geneticist who began the Green Revolution and is credited with saving a billion lives
News Items
Uploading Memories (22:24)
A Year in Space (35:06)
Fast Radio Bursts (43:24)
Imaging Alzheimer’s Disease (50:06)
Galaxy Symmetry (55:19)
Who's That Noisy (1:01:55)
- Answer to last week: David Avocado Wolfe
Science or Fiction (1:04:54)
Item #1: A 2015 review of lifecycle assessments of electric vehicles shows that overall they reduce green house gas emissions compared to gasoline vehicles. Item #2: A recent analysis finds that adoption of LED lights has led to a backfire effect in which total energy expenditure increases due to increased use of lighting. Item #3: A 2010 USDA report concludes that corn ethanol produces 2.3 BTUs of energy for every 1 BTU of energy used in production.
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:27:06)
S: Evan, take us home with a quote.
E: Here we go:
"Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated."
GH: Hear, hear!
E: In just, more than a handful of words, really put a nice, succinct point on to it. Rosalind Franklin! Yes, one of our – yeah!
B: Yeah, baby! DNA! DNA!
GH: Rosalind Avocado ...
E: Right, not so forgotten Superhero of Science here on the Skeptic's Guide. English chemist, X-ray
GH: Yay!
E: crystallographer, made contributions to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite.
B: And totally got ripped off!
E: Yeah, got ripped off, yep. But,
S: Yeah
E: But, when you are asked, “Who's a female scientist that you know?” You don't have to just say Marie Curie.
S: You can say Rosalind Franklin.
E: Franklin.
B: Yes.
S: Awesome. All right, thanks Evan. George, always a pleasure to have you on the show, man.
GH: Thanks for having me on, guys. It's always fun.
E: See you soon, George!
B: Usually it is.
GH: Yeah.
S: Yeah, well, we'll see you at NECSS – I hope we're gonna see you before NECSS. We have
GH: Hope so.
S: gotta work on the Extravaganza, to make it even more awesome.
GH: Oh yeah, we should probably talk about that, right?
E: Oh, it's not an improv thing? Ooh, okay.
S: We'll wing it.
GH: It's gonna be great.
S: Thank you all for joining me this week.
E: Thank you, Doctor.
B: Sure, Steve!
GH: Thank you.
S: And until next week, this is your Skeptic's Guide to the Universe.
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