SGU Episode 964
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SGU Episode 964 |
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December 30th 2023 |
2023 Year-in-review episode |
Skeptical Rogues |
S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
Guest |
IC: Ian Callanan, SGU tech-guru |
Quote of the Week |
For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning. |
T. S. Eliot, British poet & essayist |
Links |
Download Podcast |
Show Notes |
Forum Discussion |
Introduction, growing old, family changes
Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality. S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Best Science News of the Year (9:02)
Favorite SGU Moments (28:17)
Favorite SGU Interviews (40:59)
Skeptical Heroes (48:47)
Skeptical Jackasses (1:02:49)
In Memoriam (1:21:12)
Science or Fiction (1:31:11)
Answer | Item |
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Fiction | |
Science |
Host | Result |
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Steve |
Rogue | Guess |
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Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
SOF statistics
Cara's Response
Evan's Response
Jay's Response
Bob's Response
Ian's Response
Steve Explains Item #3
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #1
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:51:43)
(quoted text)
– (author of quote), (description of author)
Worst Pseudoscience/Announcements (1:52:08)
Signoff (1:55:12)
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.
Today I Learned
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[4]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes
References
Vocabulary