SGU Episode 612
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| SGU Episode 612 |
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| April 1st 2017 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
Truth is born into this world only with pangs and tribulations, and every fresh truth is received unwillingly. To expect the world to receive a new truth, or even an old truth, without challenging it, is to look for one of those miracles which do not occur. |
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Introduction[edit]
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Forgotten Superheroes of Science ()[edit]
- Jane Cooke Wright: Jane Cooke Wright: was a pioneering woman cancer researcher who saved thousands of lives with her innovative drugs and techniques
News Items[edit]
Redrawing Dinosaur Clade ()[edit]
Bird Evolution ()[edit]
Elon Musk on AI ()[edit]
Smelling Breast Cancer ()[edit]
Who's That Noisy ()[edit]
- Answer to last week: stick-slip
What's The Word ()[edit]
- Frisson
Science or Fiction ()[edit]
Item #1: Two dinosaurs, a velociraptor and a protoceratops, were preserved in a literal action pose, in the act of combat as they clawed and bit each other. Item #2: Most dinosaurs did not chew their food, but hadrosaurs did, with their (approximately) 1000 teeth. Item #3: Sauropods, the largest dinosaurs, had an enlargement at the base of their spinal cords that acted as a relay center or second brain.
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()[edit]
"Truth is born into this world only with pangs and tribulations, and every fresh truth is received unwillingly. To expect the world to receive a new truth, or even an old truth, without challenging it, is to look for one of those miracles which do not occur." - Alfred Russel Wallace
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