SGU Episode 842
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| SGU Episode 842 |
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| August 28th 2021 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Guest |
ES: Eugenie Scott, American physical anthropologist |
| Quote of the Week |
There are no passengers on spaceship Earth. We are all crew. |
Marshall McLuhan, Canadian philosopher |
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| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
COVID-19 Update ()
News Items
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Ant Underground Cities ()
Food Allergy Myths ()
White Lady of Union Cemetery ()
Feng-Shui in Australia ()
Who's That Noisy? ()
- Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_
New Noisy ()
[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]
Interview with Eugenie Scott (1:06:03)
Science or Fiction ()
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Visible laser beam |
| Science | Total artificial heart |
| Science | Allosaurus a scavenger |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | swept |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Bob | Visible laser beam |
Jay | Visible laser beam |
Cara | Visible laser beam |
Evan | Visible laser beam |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Item #1: French scientists have developed a total artificial heart that changes its beating in response to changes in blood pressure and physical activity, with a study patient surviving more than two years with the device.[6]
Item #2: A new analysis of the theropod dinosaur, Allosaurus, the largest meat-eater of its time, concludes that it was likely a scavenger.[7]
Item #3: Physicists have developed a laser beam that is visible even in a vacuum and in the visible light spectrum.[8]
Bob’s Response
Jay’s Response
Cara’s Response
Evan’s Response
Steve Explains Item #1
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #3
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
There are no passengers on spaceship Earth. We are all crew.
– Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980), Canadian philosopher
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[9]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes
References
- ↑ CalTech: The science of ants' underground cities
- ↑ The Conversation: What You Think of as 'Food Allergy' Might Be Something Else Instead. Here's Why
- ↑ Neurologica: The Warrens and the White Lady of Union Cemetery
- ↑ Elite Agent: Feng Shui design trends attract Chinese investors in Australian real estate
- ↑ Neurologica: Evolution Denial Survey
- ↑ University of Louisville: University of Louisville cardiac surgery team second in U.S. to implant new artificial heart
- ↑ Ecological Modeling: Carnosaurs as Apex Scavengers: Agent-based simulations reveal possible vulture analogues in late Jurassic Dinosaurs
- ↑ [https://idw-online.de/en/news774700 University of Bonn: Physicists make laser beams visible in vacuum ]
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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