SGU Episode 962

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SGU Episode 962
December 16th 2023
"The moon is in a new epoch, researchers have said: the lunar Anthropocene."
SGU 961                      SGU 963
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Guest
Jessica McCabe, American YouTube personality
Quote of the Week
I'd rather live in a world where I get to love the moon than in one where I don't, even if the moon won't return the feeling.
Alex London, American writer
Links
Download Podcast
Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, Evan's bicep recovery

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

Special Discussion: Phone scams follow-up (11:30)

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News Items

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Human Brain Supercomputer (22:47)

• Human brain-like supercomputer with 228 trillion links coming in 2024 

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Sodium Ion Batteries (31:03)

• How sodium could change the game for batteries 

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Lab Grown Coffee (41:04)

• Scientists release the recipe for lab-grown coffee to accelerate creation of new coffee ecosystem 

Lunar Anthropocene (49:34)

• The moon has entered a ‘new epoch’, scientists say  

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Who's That Noisy? (54:59)

Answer to previous Noisy:

Austrian Siemens Taurus train making musical sounds during acceleration

New Noisy (59:33)

[mechanical squeaking]

what this week's Noisy is

Potent Quotables (1:05:34)

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Interview with Jessica McCabe (1:15:41)

• Jessica McCabe, American actress, writer, and YouTube personality
  • How to ADHD website
  • How to ADHD YouTube channel

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Science or Fiction (1:41:33)

Theme: Milestones in 2023 Item #1: Vinyl record sales topped CD record sales for the first time since 1987. Item #2: Over 10,000 journal articles were retracted in 2023, more than twice as many as any previous year. Item #3: More than 10% of people in Japan, the oldest country in the world, are over 90 years old.

Answer	Item
Fiction	10% of Japanese >90yo
Science	Vinyl sales > CD sales
Science	>10,000 articles retracted

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess
Evan	>10,000 articles retracted
Bob	>10,000 articles retracted
Cara	10% of Japanese >90yo
Jay	10% of Japanese >90yo

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

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:53:18)

I'd rather live in a world where I get to love the moon than in one where I don't, even if the moon won't return the feeling.  – Alex London, American writer

Signoff/Announcements (1:54:36)

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
• Fact/Description
• Fact/Description

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