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SGU Episode 979
April 13th 2024
979 Eclipse2024.jpg

"Diamond ring"
as seen in the 2024 total solar eclipse

SGU 978                      SGU 980

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guest

DB: Dustin Bates, American rockstar

Quote of the Week

As the sun eclipses the stars by his brilliancy, so the man of knowledge will eclipse the fame of others in assemblies of the people if he proposes algebraic problems, and still more if he solves them.

Brahmagupta, Indian mathematician and astronomer

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Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, live from Dallas, guest Rogue Dustin Bates

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

Special Segment: Eclipse Science (3:43)


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News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

AI-Designed Drugs (10:03)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [2]

G: Ian could do it

Ian Callanan, SGU tech-guru

in a weekend.

S: Yeah, Ian could do it. Yeah.

AI Music (20:47)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [3]

Music Getting Simpler (32:50)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [4]

Will music-making become sterilized (39:47)

New quality control for music/art (44:48)

Is music getting worse? (46:20)

Attentions spans are shorter (51:44)

G: ...two kids watching "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins--

C: --[inaudible]

G: --so they've never heard this thing, and if you know the song "In the Air Tonight", the drums don't come in until, like, the three-and-a-half-minute mark--

S: --That famous drum...

G: One of the most famous drum falls.

S & C: You're waiting for it.

G: [imitates drum fall]...

...And then Phil comes, and they're like, "Whoa! Whoo! Wow! They're dropping the beat three minutes in! They're dropping the beat three minutes--" [Rogues & audience laugh] It's so exciting! It got, like, 5 million views. ...

Aphantasia Spectrum (1:02:35)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [5]

Nova and Comet Compete with Eclipse (1:18:33)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_] [6]

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Science or Fiction (1:29:01)

Theme: Texas

Item #1: _item_text_from_show_notes_[7]
Item #2: _item_text_from_show_notes_[8]
Item #3: _item_text_from_show_notes_[9]

Answer Item
Fiction
Science
Host Result
Steve clever
Rogue Guess
Dustin
Evan
Jay
Cara
Bob
George
Audience
Amazon

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

Dustin's Response

Evan's Response

Jay's Response

Cara's Response

Bob's Response

George's Response

Audience's Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:43:05)


As the sun eclipses the stars by his brilliancy, so the man of knowledge will eclipse the fame of others in assemblies of the people if he proposes algebraic problems, and still more if he solves them.

 – Brahmagupta (c. 598 – c. 668), Indian mathematician and astronomer


Signoff

S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe. (applause)

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

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[10]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

References

  1. NASA: NASA Eclipse Science
  2. [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  3. [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  4. [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  5. [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  6. [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  7. [url_from_SoF_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  8. [url_from_SoF_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  9. [url_from_SoF_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  10. [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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