SGU Episode 755
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| SGU Episode 755 |
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| December 28th 2019 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella
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Introduction
Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Year in Review ()
- Best and worst science and pseudoscience of 2019 and the past decade.
In Memoriam ()
- Scientists and skeptics we lost in 2019
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Science or Fiction Stats for 2019 ()
Science or Fiction ()
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| Fiction | Neanderthal pelvis |
| Science | Stem cell vessels |
| Science | Semi-identical twins |
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Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Item #1: Scientists were able to grow perfect blood vessels in a petri dish from stem cells.[1]
Item #2: Researchers identified only the second ever recorded set of semi-identical twins – a boy and girl that are half identical.[2]
Item #3: A new reconstruction of a Neanderthal pelvis indicates that they did have a posture that was stooped forward when compared to modern humans.[3]
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SGU/Science or Fiction Stats for 2019 ()
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
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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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