SGU Episode 764

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SGU Episode 764
February 29th 2020
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SGU 763                      SGU 765
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
Quote of the Week
I think if you're spending more time denying evidence than looking for it, then you've probably left the path of intelligent skepticism.
Alan Dove, Ph.D., on This Week in Virology
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Introduction

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

Your Number’s Up ()

• The Speed of Light

News Items

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

How Planes Fly, part 1 ()

• Scientific American: No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air

Binaural Beats ()

• Neurologica: Binaural Beats, Mood and Memory

Non-Breathing Animal ()

• Live Science: Scientists discover first known animal that doesn't breathe

Rocketman Dies in Crash ()

• LA Times: Death of rocket man 'Mad Mike' Hughes ends years of close calls

Who's That Noisy? ()

• Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_

New Noisy ()

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Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

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Science or Fiction ()

Answer	Item
Fiction	Solar storms
Fiction	Predict quakes
Science	Population surge

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Rogue	Guess

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: Whales
Item #1: Researchers find that California Gray Whales are over four times more likely to strand themselves during solar storms.
Item #2: A new study involving Sperm whales off the coast of New Zealand confirm that they are able to predict the onset of earthquakes better than any other animal tested.
Item #3: A large sighting, the largest in decades, indicates a probable surge in the population of Antarctic Blue Whales.

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

I think if you're spending more time denying evidence than looking for it, then you've probably left the path of intelligent skepticism.
– Alan Love, Ph.D., on This Week in Virology

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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