SGU Episode 990

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SGU Episode 990
June 29th 2024
An illustration of NOAA's GOES-U satellite in orbit above Earth. (Image credit: NOAA)
SGU 989                      SGU 991
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
Rarely do the advocates of cleanses explain what is meant by toxins. It is one of those nebulous pseudoscientific terms rolled out by people deliberately avoiding the specificity required for a science-based analysis. It's the modern-day equivalent of "evil spirits," vague enough to mean just about anything while retaining the ring of scientific legitimacy.
Timothy Caulfield, Canadian professor
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Introduction, SkeptiCal and Skepardy, Murder Chic podcast

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

Quickie with Steve: Simulating Black Holes (3:45)

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News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

GOES-U Satellites (8:10)

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Risks of Cannabis (17:32)

• [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] 

Improved Enzymes (32:42)

• [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] 

Geopathic Stress (45:52)

• [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] 

Using AI To Predict Alzheimer's (56:25)

• [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] 

Who's That Noisy? (1:09:46)

Answer to previous Noisy:

Alpaca alarm call

E: It's a plane!

New Noisy (1:12:36)

[Whooshing, chuffing, warbling animal sounds]

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Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups

Email #2: Processing Grief (1:23:25)

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Science or Fiction (1:29:24)

Theme: Technology news Item #1: _item_text_from_show_notes_ Item #2: _item_text_from_show_notes_ Item #3: _item_text_from_show_notes_

Answer	Item
Fiction
Science

Host	Result
Steve	swept

Rogue	Guess

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

Jay's Response

Bob's Response

Evan's Response

Cara's Response

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:45:57)

Rarely do the advocates of cleanses explain what is meant by toxins. It is one of those nebulous pseudoscientific terms rolled out by people deliberately avoiding the specificity required for a science-based analysis. It's the modern-day equivalent of "evil spirits," vague enough to mean just about anything while retaining the ring of scientific legitimacy.  – Timothy Caulfield (1963-present), Canadian professor of law

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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