SGU Episode 759

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SGU Episode 759
January 25th 2020
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SGU 758                      SGU 760
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Guest
GK: Garret Kruger
Quote of the Week
Extended training in nonsense doesn't make for better nonsense.
Mark Crislip, American infectious disease doctor
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Introduction

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

I Know Dino podcast

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

New Coronavirus ()

• CNN World: January 22 coronavirus news

Proxima C ()

• Digital Trends: The nearest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri, may host a second planet

Wulong bohaiensis ()

• The Anatomical Record: A new microraptorine theropod from the Jehol Biota and growth in early dromaeosaurids

Cancer Discovery ()

• Neurologica: Immunology Cancer Discovery

Marshmallow Test Revisited ()

• Ars Technica: New twist on marshmallow test: Kids depend on each other for self control

Stress and Gray Hair ()

• NY Times: Stress Really Does Make Hair Go Gray Faster

Who's That Noisy? ()

• Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_

New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

Science or Fiction ()

Answer	Item
Fiction	Gulf shark
Science	Giant leaves
Science	New grouper

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess
Garret	Giant leaves
Bob	Giant leaves
Evan	Giant leaves
Cara	Gulf shark
Jay	Gulf shark

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: New Species discovered in 2019
Item #1: A deepwater shark discovered in the Gulf of Mexico, Mollisquama mississippiensis, has light-producing organs and is also the second largest shark known, second only to the whale shark.
Item #2: A new plant with giant leaves over 8 feet long, Coccolobia gigantifolia, was finally described. Researchers had to wait 13 years to grow the plant from seeds until it produced flowers and fruit, allowing for a full description.
Item #3: A new species of grouper, Epinephelus fuscomarginatus, was discovered in a fish market – the scientist had to purchase all the specimens to bring back to his lab.

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Extended training in nonsense doesn't make for better nonsense.
– Mark Crislip, American infectious disease doctor

Signoff/Announcements ()

S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.

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Today I Learned

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