SGU Episode 981
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| SGU Episode 981 |
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| April 27th 2024 |
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This artist's concept shows NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft sailing in space using the energy of the Sun. Credit: NASA/Aero Animation/Ben Schweighart |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
Failure is a reality; we all fail at times, and it's painful when we do. But it's better to fail while striving for something wonderful, challenging, adventurous, and uncertain than to say, "I don't want to try because I may not succeed completely." |
President Jimmy Carter, American politician and humanitarian |
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| Show Notes |
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Introduction, John Oliver's UFO episode
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
News Items
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Voyager Fixed (12:21)
NASAs New Solar Sail (22:27)
Bird Flu in Milk (31:25)
Dark Energy Getting Weaker (45:17)
meatball
After Death Communications (TW) (55:43)
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Trigger warning: Trigger warning: suicide, death |
Who's That Noisy? (1:13:50)
New Noisy (1:18:12)
[rapid clicking, almost a buzz]
Announcements (1:18:53)
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:23:22)
Email #1: Havana Syndrome
Science or Fiction (1:31:40)
Theme: Medical risk
Item #1: A recent study finds that living in Canada increases one’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis by up to 70%, with risk being proportional to the time lived in Canada.[6]
Item #2: Researchers find that use of anti-acid drugs, including proton pump inhibitors, H2 blockers, and antacids, are associated with an up to 70% higher risk of having Migraine headaches.[7]
Item #3: A recent review of studies finds that gum disease is associated with up to a 30% increased risk in developing Alzheimer’s disease.[8]
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Gum disease & Alzheimer's |
| Science | Canada & multiple sclerosis |
| Science | Anti-acid drugs & migraines |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | clever |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Jay | Canada & multiple sclerosis |
Bob | Anti-acid drugs & migraines |
Evan | Gum disease & Alzheimer's |
Cara | Canada & multiple sclerosis |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Jay's Response
Bob's Response
Evan's Response
Cara's Response
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #3
Steve Explains Item #1
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:43:45)
Failure is a reality; we all fail at times, and it's painful when we do. But it's better to fail while striving for something wonderful, challenging, adventurous, and uncertain than to say, "I don't want to try because I may not succeed completely."
– President Jimmy Carter (1924-present), American politician and humanitarian
Signoff
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[9]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References
- ↑ Live Science: After months of sending gibberish to NASA, Voyager 1 is finally making sense again
- ↑ SciTechDaily: Liftoff! NASA's Next-Generation Solar Sail Boom Technology Launched
- ↑ New York Times: Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Discovered in Milk
- ↑ Space.com: Dark energy could be getting weaker, suggesting the universe will end in a 'Big Crunch'
- ↑ HuffPost: My Patients Tell Me They've Had A Paranormal Experience. I Believe Them — I Had One Too.
- ↑ Neurology: Proportion of Life Spent in Canada and the Incidence of Multiple Sclerosis in Permanent Immigrants
- ↑ Neurology Clinical Practice: Use of Acid-Suppression Therapy and Odds of Migraine and Severe Headache in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
- ↑ British Heart Foundation: 10 weird things we've been told cause heart disease
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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