SGU Episode 766

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SGU Episode 766
March 14th 2020
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SGU 765                      SGU 767
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
Quote of the Week
It's not important what famous people say. We have to speak about things in the right manner. Not people with no knowledge, like me, talking about something like politics or Coronavirus. My opinion really is not important.
Jürgen Klopp, team manager of Liverpool F.C.
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Introduction

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

What’s the Word? ()

• Moiety

consider using block quotes for emails and definitions read aloud in this segment

News Items

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

Shorter Day in the Past ()

• Neurologica: Day Was Shorter 70 Million Years Ago

Handwashing ()

• How to Protect Yourself & Others CDC: Handwashing

TCM for Coronavirus ()

• Reuters: U.S. coronavirus threat fuels demand for traditional herbal remedies

Lift, Part 2 ()

• Part 1:

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 ()

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: Astronomy
Item #1: Astronomers have discovered a new type of pulsar that only pulsates on one side.
Item #2: The red giant, Betelgeuse, continues an unprecedented dimming, which recent observations suggest is due to a decrease in intrinsic brightness.
Item #3: Using the ESO Telescope, astronomers have detected an exoplanet where it rains iron.

Steve Explains Item #2

Answer	Item
Fiction	New pulsar
Fiction	Red giant dimming
Science	{{{science1}}}

Host	Result
Steve

Rogue	Guess

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

It's not important what famous people say. We have to speak about things in the right manner. Not people with no knowledge, like me, talking about something like politics or Coronavirus. My opinion really is not important.
– Jürgen Klopp, team manager of Liverpool F.C.

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

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