SGU Episode 929

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SGU Episode 929
April 29th 2023
"The second deepest blue hole in the world has been discovered off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. The giant, underwater cavern is around 900 feet deep and spans 147,000 square feet."
SGU 928                      SGU 930
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
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Introduction, SGU almost turns 19, changes in multimedia tech

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

News Items

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Starship Launch (5:07)

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False Belief Systems (20:52)

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Ashwagandha (39:08)

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The Evolution of Eukaryotes (55:09)

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Blue Holes (1:06:38)

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Who's That Noisy? (1:12:52)

Answer to previous Noisy:

Bird call of a greater sage-grouse

New Noisy (1:1:56)

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Question #1: P-Values

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Science or Fiction (1:29:53)

Theme: Artificial intelligence Item #1: Chat GPT-4 was able to pass the Uniform Bar Exam, scoring in the 90th percentile. Item #2: The US Copyright Office has issued guidance that registrants must disclose any AI-generated material in their work and it will not issue copyrights for content created using artificial intelligence software. Item #3: An amateur Go player, without any computer assistance, beat the best Go-playing AI in 14 out of 15 matches.

Answer	Item
Fiction	Amateur Go player vs AI
Science	Chat GPT-4's Bar Exam
Science	Copyrights for AI content

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess
Evan	Copyrights for AI content
Cara	Amateur Go player vs AI
Bob	Amateur Go player vs AI
Jay	Copyrights for AI content

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

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:48:40)

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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.

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