SGU Episode 963

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SGU Episode 963
December 23rd 2023
"A prominent extraterrestrial-hunting scientist thinks that more than 50 tiny, metal spheres pulled from the Pacific Ocean might be the work of intelligent aliens. Others are skeptical."
SGU 962                      SGU 964
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Guest
EB: Eli Bosnick, American comedian & podcaster
Quote of the Week
It's all about being a part of something in the community, socializing with people who share interests and coming together to help improve the world we live in.
Zach Braff, American actor and filmmaker
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Show Notes
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Introduction, Live from Notacon

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

Quickie with Steve (3:59)

• 'Anomalous' metal spheres unlikely to be alien technology, despite Harvard scientist's claim  

• Anthropogenic Coal Ash as a Contaminant in a Micro-meteoritic Underwater Search 
   (Note: These two articles are not from the SGU show notes page, but Steve mentions the second one in the show.)

News Items

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

News_Item_1 (6:12)

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News_Item_2 (15:50)

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News_Item_3 (33:20)

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News_Item_4 (43:43)

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News_Item_5 (1:01:22)

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News_Item_6 (1:10:40)

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Who's That Noisy? ()

Answer to previous Noisy:

_brief_description_of_answer_ _perhaps_with_a_link_

New Noisy ()

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Dumbest Thing of the Week ()

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Name That Logical Fallacy ()

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Potent Quotables ()

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Science or Fiction (h:mm:ss)

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Answer	Item
Fiction
Science

Host	Result
Steve

Rogue	Guess

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

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

(quoted text)  – (author of quote), (description of author)

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.

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Today I Learned

• Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference
• Fact/Description
• Fact/Description

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