SGU Episode 946

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SGU Episode 946
August 26th 2023
An illustration of the Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover duo on the surface of the Moon. Illustration: ISRO
SGU 945                      SGU 947
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
America is the only country where a significant proportion of the population believes that professional wrestling is real but the moon landing was faked.
David Letterman, U.S. late night TV host
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Forum Discussion

Introduction, Dragon Con 2023, Crocs

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

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Releasing Fukushima Radioactive Water (6:15)

• Should Japan Release Radioactive Water Into The Pacific? 

Online Gaming and Mental Health (17:53)

• Online gaming communities could provide a lifeline for isolated young men − new research 

Quickies with Steve (30:02)

• Gradient Nanostructured Steel 

Supernova and Neutrinos (41:59)

• A nearby supernova could reveal the secret lives of ghostly neutrinos. Here's how. 

Recent Lunar Missions (49:29)

• India's Chandrayaan-3 Lander Successfully Launches on Mission to Moon's South Pole 

Who's That Noisy? (59:47)

Answer to previous Noisy:

Pufferfish puffing up

New Noisy (1:04:14)

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

what this week's Noisy is

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:08:34)

Email #1: Gender Affirming Care and Regret

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Science or Fiction (1:26:03)

Theme: Proteins Item #1: "Hero" proteins in humans are heat-resistant long-lived proteins that have no direct function themselves but help keep other proteins from clumping and causing cell aging. Item #2: The longest known protein in vertebrates is called titin, which can be 350,000 amino acids long. Item #3: The median half-life of human proteins is 8.7 hours.

Answer	Item
Fiction	Longest known protein
Science	"Hero" proteins
Science	Median half-life

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess
Jay	Median half-life
Evan	Longest known protein
Bob	Longest known protein
Cara	Longest known protein

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

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:38:30)

America is the only country where a significant proportion of the population believes that professional wrestling is real but the moon landing was faked.  – David Letterman (1947-present), American television host, comedian, writer and producer

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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Today I Learned

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• Fact/Description
• Fact/Description

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