SGU Episode 761

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SGU Episode 761
February 8th 2020
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SGU 760                      SGU 762

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guest

GH: George Hrab

Quote of the Week

Nanotechnology will let us build computers that are incredibly powerful. We'll have more computing power in the volume of a sugar cube than exists in the world today.

Ralph Merkle, American computer scientist

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Introduction

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


COVID-19 Update ()

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Proxima B Climate ()

Drug Development with AI ()

Frame Dragging System ()

Scream Therapy ()

Special Segment ()

  • George Hrab asks the other Rogues personal questions

Science or Fiction ()

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: Philadelphia
Item #1: The Walnut Street Theater is the oldest theater in continuous operation in the English speaking world.[5]
Item #2: There is no evidence Betsy Ross stitched the first American Flag, a myth concocted 100 years after the alleged fact.[6]
Item #3: The first general computer, ENIAC, was built in Philadelphia. It weighed 27 tons and when fully turned on the lights in the city would dim.[7]

Bob's Response

Cara's Response

Jay's Response

Evan's Response

George's Response

Steve Polls the Audience

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #3

Answer Item
Fiction First computer
Science {{{science1}}}
Host Result
Steve clever
Rogue Guess
Bob
Oldest theater
Cara
Betsy ross myth
Jay
Oldest theater
Evan
First computer
George
First computer


Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Nanotechnology will let us build computers that are incredibly powerful. We'll have more computing power in the volume of a sugar cube than exists in the world today.
Ralph Merkle, American computer scientist

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

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[8]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description


References

Vocabulary


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