SGU Episode 661
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| SGU Episode 661 |
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| March 10th 2018 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
| Quote of the Week |
The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks. |
Christopher Hitchens, American-British author |
| Links |
| Download Podcast |
| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction, Rogues' first book, Live stream, Patreon
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
What's the Word? (7:43)
- Heritable vs. inheritable [v 1]
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News Items
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Not too many too soon (17:03)
Lab Grown Meat (32:24)
Seeing Around Corners (43:35)
_blurb_about_light_through_walls_
Opioids No Better (50:28)
Who's That Noisy? (1:07:37)
New Noisy (1:11:24)
[Whooshes and tearing/burning sounds]
Science or Fiction (1:12:04)
Item #1: A new study finds that couples have a highly accurate sense of when their partner is sad or depressed.[5]
Item #2: A newly published forensic analysis concludes that bones found on Nikumaroro island are very likely those of Amelia Earhart.[6]
Item #3: A new genetic analysis suggests that oxygenic photosynthesis evolved a billion years earlier than thought, near the beginning of life about 3.6 billion years ago.[7]
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Couples' sense |
| Science | Earhart's bones |
| Science | Oxygenic photosynthesis |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | swept |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Bob | Couples' sense |
Cara | Couples' sense |
Jay | Couples' sense |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Bob's Response
Cara's Response
Jay's Response
Steve Explains Item #3
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #1
Announcements (1:29:03)
- Patron update
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:30:27)
The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.
– Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011), American-British author, from his 2001 book, Letters to a Young Contrarian
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[8]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes
References
- ↑ Science-Based Medicine: Too Many Too Soon? No!
- ↑ The Independent: Lab-grown 'clean' meat could be on sale by end of 2018, says producer
- ↑ Silicon Republic: Major breakthrough could let driverless cars see around corners
- ↑ LA Times: For all their risks, opioids had no pain-relieving advantage in a yearlong clinical trial
- ↑ SMU Research: New study finds couples do poorly at knowing when their partner is sad or feeling down
- ↑ University of Tennessee at Knoxville: New forensic analysis indicates bones were Amelia Earhart's
- ↑ Helyion: Photosynthesis originated a billion years earlier than we thought, study shows
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
Vocabulary
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