SGU Episode 659

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SGU Episode 659
February 24th 2018
Superbrain Yoga and ADHD
SGU 658                      SGU 660
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
It is absolutely essential that one should be neutral and not fall in love with the hypothesis.
David Douglass, American physicist
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Introduction

Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

Evan's metalcore concert adventure (2:39)

Metalcore

Forgotten Superheroes of Science (10:15)

• Oscar Micheaux, the first major African-American feature filmmaker

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Satellite Broadband (13:31)

• SpaceX launching its first test satellites to bring Internet to billions around the world

Superbrain Yoga (21:55)

• Superbrain Yoga is Still BS

Video Game Violence (33:39)

• It's time to end the debate about video games and violence

Who's That Noisy? (48:19)

Answer to previous Noisy:

Wild ice skating/Nordic skating on black ice pond

New Noisy (53:56)

[hissing, whirring, and intermittent chittering]

It could be anything.

Name That Logical Fallacy (57:32)

• The excluded middle?

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Science or Fiction (1:15:13)

Theme: Water Item #1: Water is paramagnetic, which means it is attracted to a magnetic field. Item #2: About 6,800 gallons of water is required to grow a day's food for a family of four. Item #3: Water will dissolve more substances than sulfuric acid.

Answer	Item
Fiction	Water is paramagnetic
Science	6,800 gal for a day's food
Science	Dissolves more substances

Host	Result
Steve	clever

Rogue	Guess
Bob
Jay
Evan
Cara

Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:27:45)

It is absolutely essential that one should be neutral and not fall in love with the hypothesis.
– David Douglass, American physicist

Signoff

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

S: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by SGU Productions, dedicated to promoting science and critical thinking. For more information on this and other episodes, please visit our website at theskepticsguide.org, where you will find the show notes as well as links to our blogs, videos, online forum, and other content. You can send us feedback or questions to info@theskepticsguide.org. Also, please consider supporting the SGU by visiting the store page on our website, where you will find merchandise, premium content, and subscription information. Our listeners are what make SGU possible.

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Today I Learned

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• Fact/Description

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