SGU Episode 785

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SGU Episode 785
July 25th, 2020
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SGU 784                      SGU 786
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
Quote of the Week
Nothing limits intelligence more than ignorance; nothing fosters ignorance more than one's own opinions; nothing strengthens opinions more than refusing to look at reality.
Sheri S. Tepper, novelist
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Introduction

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

News Items

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

Human Curiosity ()

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Twitter Bans QAnon ()

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Uncuttable Material ()

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Bunny "Ebola" ()

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Who's That Noisy? ()

• Answer to last week’s Noisy: Yoshi vocalizations

New Noisy ()

[brief, vague description of Noisy]

Science or Fiction ()

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: [if there is one]
Item #1: [Statement(s).]
Item #2: [Statement(s).]
Item #3: [Statement(s).]

[Host] Explains [Item #]

Answer	Item
Fiction	Goosebumps
Science	{{{science1}}}

Host	Result
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Rogue	Guess

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

[Text – author] , [short description]

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
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• Fact/Description

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