SGU Episode 900
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| SGU Episode 900 |
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| October 8th 2022 |
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The silk moth, whose complete |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before. |
Stephen Hawking, English theoretical physicist |
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| Download Podcast |
| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction, hurricanes and earthquakes
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
What's the Word? (6:20)
News Items
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J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (14:06)
Nobel Prize in Physics (22:55)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (30:46)
Homeopathy Lawsuit (40:37)
- [link_URL TITLE][7]
Silkworm Pangenome (49:49)
Quickie(s) with Steve (1:01:27)
New ALS Drug
- [link_URL TITLE][9]
3D Printing Computer Chips
- [link_URL TITLE][10]
Who's That Noisy? (1:12:00)
New Noisy (1:15:33)
[animal or metal guttural growls/scratching]
J: ... So, guys, very interesting sound. If you are listening to this podcast and you think you know what that is, or you heard something really cool this week, then email me in at WTN@theskeptics.org.
Announcements (1:16:29)
Science or Fiction (1:18:41)
Theme: Adapting to Climate Change
Item #1: Scientists at the University of the Philippines have proposed burying plastic waste beneath sinking islands to keep them above water.[11]
Item #2: China is at the forefront of building “sponge cities” – cities that incorporate features that absorb large amounts of water to help reduce storm water damage.[12]
Item #3: A glaciologist at Princeton University has proposed building massive miles-long seawalls at the bases of Antarctic and Greenland glaciers in order to delay their collapse, perhaps by hundreds of years.[13]
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Plastic under islands |
| Science | Sponge cities |
| Science | Miles-long seawalls |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | swept |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Bob | Plastic under islands |
Evan | Plastic under islands |
Cara | Plastic under islands |
Jay | Plastic under islands |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Bob's Response
Evan's Response
Cara's Response
Jay's Response
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #1
Steve Explains Item #3
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:36:43)
No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before.
– Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), English theoretical physicist
Signoff
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[14]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes
References
- ↑ Nature: High-resolution silkworm pan-genome provides genetic insights into artificial selection and ecological adaptation
- ↑ Pediaa: Difference Between Hominid and Hominin
- ↑ Australian Musuem: Hominid and hominin – what’s the difference?
- ↑ NobelPrize.org: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022
- ↑ NobelPrize.org: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022
- ↑ NobelPrize.org: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2022
- ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes PUBLICATION: TITLE]
- ↑ Neurologica: Pangenome of the Domestic Silkworm
- ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes PUBLICATION: TITLE]
- ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes PUBLICATION: TITLE]
- ↑ No link: This was the fiction item.
- ↑ WIREs: Are sponge cities the solution to China's growing urban flooding problems?
- ↑ The Atlantic: A Radical New Scheme to Prevent Catastrophic Sea-Level Rise
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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