SGU Episode 639
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| SGU Episode 639 |
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| October 7th 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 |
Scientific literacy is an intellectual vaccine against the claims of charlatans who would exploit ignorance. |
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| Show Notes |
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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]
- Martin Jim Aitken: Martin Jim Aitken 1922 to June 2017, was a founding father of Archaeometry
News Items[edit]
Nobel Prizes ()[edit]
Nobel in Medicine ()[edit]
Nobel in Chemistry ()[edit]
Nobel in Physics ()[edit]
Rocket Travel ()[edit]
Pamela Gay ()[edit]
- www.cosmoquest.org
Science or Fiction ()[edit]
Item #1: New observations of the star KIC 8462852 show that in addition to dimming it also undergoes periods of brightening, a fact that disproves most current hypotheses about what is causing the changes to the star’s brightness. Item #2: Scientists have developed a new nanomaterial that can directly convert seawater into electricity, essentially using the ocean as a giant battery. Item #3: Researchers find in an international study that people distrust those of different political ideology more than of different race or religion.
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()[edit]
“Scientific literacy is an intellectual vaccine against the claims of charlatans who would exploit ignorance.” ― Neil deGrasse Tyson
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