SGU Episode 805
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| SGU Episode 805 |
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| December 12th 2020 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
That which parents should take care of (here) is to distinguish between the wants of fancy, and those of nature. |
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| Show Notes |
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Introduction
Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
COVID-19 Update ()
News Items
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Chuck Yeager Dies at 97 ()
The Smellicopter ()
COVID Anti-Vaxxers ()
Are We Ready for Aliens ()
Who's That Noisy? ()
- Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_
New Noisy ()
[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()
_consider_using_block_quotes_for_emails_read_aloud_in_this_segment_ with_reduced_spacing_for_long_chunks –
Question_Email_Correction #1: Protein Folding ()
Name That Logical Fallacy ()
- More on "Slippery Slope"
Science or Fiction ()
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Dog language ability |
| Science | Honey bees use a tool |
| Science | Inherited eye disorder |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | win |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Evan | Dog language ability |
Bob | Dog language ability |
Jay | Inherited eye disorder |
Cara | Dog language ability |
Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Item #1: In the first instance of honey bees using a tool, they have been found to deliberately cover their nest entrance with animal feces in order to repel giant hornets.[5]
Item #2: In a new study of canine language ability, dogs demonstrated the ability to differentiate even words that differ by a single phoneme.[6]
Item #3: In a breakthrough study, a genetic therapy for an inherited mitochondrial eye disorder found that injecting the gene vector into one eye improved vision in both eyes.[7]
Evan's Response
Bob's Response
Jay's Response
Cara's Response
Steve Explains Item #1
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #3
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
That which parents should take care of (here) is to distinguish between the wants of fancy, and those of nature.
– John Locke (1632-1704), from Some Thoughts Concerning Education, 1693
Signoff/Announcements ()
S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.
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Today I Learned
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[8]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References
- ↑ San Diego Union-Tribune: Chuck Yeager, first pilot to break the sound barrier, dies at 97
- ↑ Tech Xplore: 'The Smellicopter,' an obstacle-avoiding drone that uses a live moth antenna to seek out smells
- ↑ NYT: Anti-Vaccine Doctor Has Been Invited to Testify Before Senate Committee
- ↑ Neurologica: I Think We’re Ready for Aliens
- ↑ NatGeo: Honeybees found using tools, in a first—to repel giant hornet attacks
- ↑ ScienceAlert: Dogs Probably Don't Understand Us as Well as We Think, Brain Scans Reveal
- ↑ NewScientist: Gene therapy injected in one eye can travel to the other eye
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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