SGU Episode 784
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| SGU Episode 784 |
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| July 18th 2020 |
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| (brief caption for the episode icon) |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Guest |
| Quote of the Week |
Hopefully, the 27th time’s the charm. |
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| Download Podcast |
| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction
Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
In Memoriam: Grant Imahara ()
COVID-19 Update ()
News Items
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
"Dog Years" Myth ()
Fighting Climate Change with Rock Dust ()
Visual Perception and Filtering ()
Underused Terahertz Radiation ()
Who's That Noisy? ()
- Answer to last week’s Noisy: Drill Cleaner
New Noisy ()
[brief, vague description of Noisy]
Interview with Stephon Alexander ()
- The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe
Science or Fiction ()
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Organic solvent |
| Science | Energy converter |
| Science | Sea water fuel |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | sweep |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Item #1: Scientists have developed an organic solvent that can dissolve any source of cellulose at room temperature, tripling the efficiency of producing biofuel from plant waste. [6]
Item #2: Scientists have demonstrated a solar energy converter with 85% efficiency and project a cost of 3 cents per kilowatt hour.[7]
Item #3: Researchers have developed a catalyst that can be used in the conversion of sea water to fuel and calculate that it will function at industrial scale.[8]
[Rogue’s] Response
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Steve Explains [Item #]
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Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
Hopefully, the 27th time's the charm.
– Grant Imahara (1970-2020), American electrical engineer, roboticist, television host, and actor.
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
References
- ↑ Today: Forget 'dog years' - Scientists say we've been calculating our pups' ages wrong
- ↑ Ars Technica: Spreading rock dust on farms could be a major climate action
- ↑ Neurologica: Imagining vs. Seeing
- ↑ Neurologica: The Brain's Filter
- ↑ Phys.org: Underused part of the electromagnetic spectrum gets optics boost from metamaterial
- ↑ ScienMag: Love-hate relationship of solvent and water leads to better biomass breakup
- ↑ New Orleans CityBusiness: Tulane scientists build high-performing hybrid solar energy converter
- ↑ Energy & Environmental Science: Assessing the viability of K-Mo2C for reverse water–gas shift scale-up: molecular to laboratory to pilot scale
- ↑ publication: [url-for-TIL title]
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