SGU Episode 988
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SGU Episode 988 |
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June 15th 2024 |
Model of the targeted deep brain zone, |
Skeptical Rogues |
S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
Quote of the Week |
Understand well as I may, my comprehension is only an infinitesimal fraction of all I want to understand. |
Ada Lovelace, English mathematician |
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Download Podcast |
Show Notes |
Forum Discussion |
Introduction, superhero TV series
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Quickie with Evan: Mysterious Signal (5:48)
- [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [1]
News Items
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B:
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J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Ultra-processed Foods (12:24)
Artemis Space Suits (27:54)
Interstellar Clouds (41:32)
Prebiotic Soda (55:47)
Non-invasive Deep Brain Stimulation (1:07:45)
Who's That Noisy? (1:11:24)
New Noisy (1:17:02)
[whizzing, whooshing animal burbles?]
Announcements (1:17:36)
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:22:14)
Email #1: Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon
Hello fellow skeptics. I have been listening to the SGU for almost a decade now and really enjoy and appreciate what you guys are doing. Critical thinking is needed NOW MORE THAN EVER. To my comment: Have you guys discussed the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon before? Apparently it is a frequency illusion where when you hear about something it all of a sudden appears more frequently, i.e., learning about a new person and all of a sudden the person's name appears everywhere. I have a sense that it is a cognitive bias but would like to especially hear Steve's and Cara’s takes on the subject (the neurologist and psychologist, respectively).
– Adrian Tello, Texas
Science or Fiction (1:29:37)
Item #1: Researchers unveiled a new computer modeling system of a living cell that is 1 million times faster than existing simulations.[7]
Item #2: For the first time physicists report they have been able to isolate true magnetic monopoles.† [8]
Item #3: NASA recently successfully tested their new communications link to the ISS, which was able to transmit data up and down at 1.2 gigabits per second.[9]† "Quadruple-𝑄" in the article title refers to q, the wave number used in the helical spiral (1Q state) and the hedgehog lattice (3Q state)
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Fiction | |
Science |
Host | Result |
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Steve | swept |
Rogue | Guess |
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Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Bob's Response
Jay's Response
Evan's Response
Steve Explains Item #3
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #1
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:41:48)
Understand well as I may, my comprehension can only be an infinitesimal fraction of all I want to understand.
– Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), English mathematician and writer
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.
Today I Learned
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[10]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References
- ↑ [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
- ↑ Science-Based Medicine: Ultra-processed Foods
- ↑ Space.com: Astronauts test SpaceX Starship hardware and spacesuits for Artemis 3 moon mission (photos)
- ↑ Boston University: Astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold harsh interstellar clouds 2 million years ago
- ↑ Food & Wine: New Lawsuit Alleges Poppi Soda's Health Claims Are Bogus
- ↑ Neurologica: Non-Invasive Deep Brain Stimulation
- ↑ KU News: Researchers in US, Ukraine simulate cell activity at ‘breathtaking’ timescales
- ↑ American Physical Society: Theory of Collective Excitations in the Quadruple-𝑄 Magnetic Hedgehog Lattices
- ↑ American Association for the Advancement of Science: NASA's laser relay system sends pet imagery to, from space station
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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