SGU Episode 855

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SGU Episode 855
November 27th 2021
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SGU 854                      SGU 856
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Guest
GH: George Grab, American musician & podcaster
Quote of the Week
The more connections you can make across an ever wider and more disparate range of knowledge, the more deeply you will understand something. Search engines and videogames do not provide that facility; nothing does, other than your own brain.
Susan A. Greenfield, English scientist and member of the House of Lords
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Introduction

Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

News Items

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Russia Shoots Down Satellite (12:17)

• Russia Shoots Down Satellite

Asteroid May Be Fragment of the Moon (21:54)

• Near-earth asteroid might be a lost fragment of the moon

Loss Aversion (26:56)

• Among Social Scientists, a Vigorous Debate Over Loss Aversion

Bank Robber Identified After 52 years (43:21)

• After 52 Years, Investigators Just Tracked Down The Bank Teller Behind One Of Ohio’s Most Infamous Bank Robberies

Alex Jones Liable in Sandy Hook Hoax Case (49:20)

• Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ruled liable in Sandy Hook defamation case

SpinLaunch (57:53)

• This Startup Just Launched A Rocket By Spinning It Really Fast With No Fuel, And It Worked

Science or Fiction (1:08:00)

Answer	Item
Fiction	Obscure laws
Science	Ancient civilization
Science	Ghost towns
Science	Stegosaurus fossil

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess
Bob	Ancient civilization
Evan	Obscure laws
Jay	Obscure laws
Cara	Ancient civilization
George	Ancient civilization

Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: Colorado Item #1: Evidence for the earliest occupation of the Colorado area by people go back 11,000 years, although the most famous ancient civilization of Mesa Verde is only about 700 years old. Item #2: Colorado is home to over 1,500 ghost towns, but only about 640 have visible physical remains. Item #3: Colorado is famous for having strange outdated laws on the books, such as it being illegal to drive a black car on Sunday or to loan your neighbor a vacuum cleaner. Item #4: Bonus item Steve didn't use: Although the Stegosaurus and the Apatosaurus were discovered near Morrison, Colorado, the first Stegosaurus skeleton now resides in New Haven, CT, in the Peabody Museum.

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:20:14)

The more connections you can make across an ever wider and more disparate range of knowledge, the more deeply you will understand something. Search engines and videogames do not provide that facility; nothing does, other than your own brain
– Susan A. Greenfield, English scientist, writer, broadcaster, and member of the House of Lords

Signoff/Announcements (1:22:57)

S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.

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