SGU Episode 847
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| SGU Episode 847 |
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| October 2nd 2021 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
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Introduction
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Ivory Billed Woodpecker Follow Up ()
News Items
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Name That Logical Fallacy ()
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()
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Question #1: Theranos Scandal ()
Science or Fiction ()
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Mother of all beasts |
| Science | Bear dogs |
| Science | Aquatic sloths |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | win |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Evan | Mother of all beasts |
Bob | Bear dogs |
Cara | Mother of all beasts |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Theme: Extinct Mammals
Item #1: Amphicyons are commonly called “bear dogs” because they have a dog-like head on a bear-like body. They were up to 2.5 meters long and powerfully built to wrestle large prey to the ground.[5]
Item #2: Maiatherium or “mother of all beasts” is an extinct member of the weasel family the size of a large horse.[6]
Item #3: Thalassocnus was a genus of aquatic sloths, with later species fully adapted to the water and for grazing on deep water sea grass and seaweed.[7]
Evan's Response
Bob's Response
Cara's Response
Steve Explains Item #3
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #1
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
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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[8]
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Notes
References
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- ↑ PrehistoricWildlife.com: Amphicyon
- ↑ Synapsida: The Largest Weasel Ever?
- ↑ PrehistoricFauna.com: Aquatic marine sloth (Thalassocnus)
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
Vocabulary
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