SGU Episode 746

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SGU Episode 746
October 26th 2019
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SGU 745                      SGU 747
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
Quote of the Week
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Scottish economist, philosopher, and author.
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Introduction

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

Special Discussion: Are We All Hypocrites? ()

• Neurologica: Are We All Hypocrites?

News Items

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

Prime Editing ()

• Neurologica: Prime Editing the Genome

Aluminum Air Batteries ()

• Neurologica: Aluminum Air Batteries

The Blob ()

• Gizmodo: Do Not Fear the Brainless Blob Monster

Holotropic Breathwork ()

• Science-Based Medicine: Holotropic Breathwork

Who's That Noisy? ()

• Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_

New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

Dumbest Thing of the Week ()

• HuffPost: Creationist Ken Ham Wants You To Threaten Kids With ‘Eternal Hell’ On Halloween

Science or Fiction ()

Answer	Item
Fiction	New mining method
Science	Fetuses' microbiome
Science	Wormhole detection

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess
Jay	New mining method
Bob	New mining method
Evan	Fetuses' microbiome
Cara	Fetuses' microbiome

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Item #1: Scientists have developed a new method of mining and processing rare-earth elements with minimal environmental impact compared to current methods.
Item #2: For the first time scientists prove that human fetuses have a complex gut microbiome prior to birth.
Item #3: A new paper outlines a method for detecting wormholes.

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
– Adam Smith (1723-1790), An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Scottish economist, philosopher, and author.

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.

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Today I Learned

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