SGU Episode 954

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SGU Episode 954
October 21st 2023
954 Vlad Țepeș.jpg

Vlad the Impaler was a 15th century prince and military leader who was so terrifying, he's thought to have inspired the creation of the literary vampire, Count Dracula.

SGU 953                      SGU 955

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

Our ignorance is profound, forgivable and temporary. There are only two true errors: One is believing that we have no errors left to make, and the other is believing that those errors are permanent and irreversible.

Adam Mastroianni, American experimental psychologist

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Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, Annular Eclipse 2023

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

Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023


Swindler's List: The IT Scam (4:59)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [1]

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Driverless Cars (15:18)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [2]

Dead Whale Mystery (24:06)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [3]

Filtering Wildfire Air (33:39)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [4]

New Law of Nature Proposed (39:55)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [5]

The Real Count Dracula (47:04)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [6]

Who's That Noisy? (1:01:24)

Answer to previous Noisy:
_brief_description_of_answer_ _perhaps_with_a_link_

New Noisy (1:05:27)

[Background scratching/swishing, foreground beeps and boops]

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Announcements (1:06:12)

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:07:10)

Email #1: Last After the Big Bang

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Science or Fiction (1:13:46)

Theme: Infectious disease

Item #1: _item_text_from_show_notes_[7]
Item #2: _item_text_from_show_notes_[8]
Item #3: _item_text_from_show_notes_[9]

Answer Item
Fiction
Science
Host Result
Steve win
Rogue Guess
Evan
Jay
Bob
Cara

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

Evan's Response

Jay's Response

Bob's Response

Cara's Response

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #3

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:36:58)


(quoted text)

 – (author of quote), (description of author)


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

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[10]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

References

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