SGU Episode 980: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (tiny tiny update) |
m (→Reconductoring (38:04): 200px seems like a better size) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{900s|980|episodebox}}<!-- | ||
| | |||
|}} | |||
<!-- | |||
** This template generates the appropriate green message box asking for help with transcribing the episode. | ** This template generates the appropriate green message box asking for help with transcribing the episode. | ||
| Line 38: | Line 33: | ||
|transcription = y | |transcription = y | ||
|proofreading = <!-- please only activate when some transcription is present. --> | |proofreading = <!-- please only activate when some transcription is present. --> | ||
|formatting = y | |formatting = y | ||
|links = y | |links = y | ||
| Line 45: | Line 39: | ||
|segment redirects = y <!-- redirect pages for segments with head-line type titles --> | |segment redirects = y <!-- redirect pages for segments with head-line type titles --> | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
{{UseOutline}} <!-- Remove when human transcription is complete --> | {{UseOutline}} <!-- Remove when human transcription is complete --> | ||
{{InfoBox | {{InfoBox | ||
| Line 53: | Line 46: | ||
|verified = <!-- leave blank until verified, then put a 'y'--> | |verified = <!-- leave blank until verified, then put a 'y'--> | ||
|episodeIcon =File: | |episodeIcon = File:980 Zombie Cicadas.jpg | ||
|caption = "The cicada continues to participate in normal activities, like it would if it was healthy. It tries to mate, it flies around, it walks on plants. Yet, a third of its body has been replaced by fungus." <ref name=zombie>[https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/cicadas-zombies-hyper-sexual-sexually-transmitted-fungus-expected-to-emerge-this-year-massospora-cicadina/ CBS: Hyper-sexual "zombie cicadas" that are infected with sexually transmitted fungus expected to emerge this year]</ref> | |caption = "The cicada continues to participate in normal activities, like it would if it was healthy. It tries to mate, it flies around, it walks on plants. Yet, a third of its body has been replaced by fungus." <ref name=zombie>[https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/cicadas-zombies-hyper-sexual-sexually-transmitted-fungus-expected-to-emerge-this-year-massospora-cicadina/ CBS: Hyper-sexual "zombie cicadas" that are infected with sexually transmitted fungus expected to emerge this year]</ref> | ||
| Line 62: | Line 55: | ||
|Evan =y | |Evan =y | ||
|qowText = | |qowText = Actual science is '''the''' great accomplishment of mankind. The antidote to ignorance, superstition, religious zealotry, and nonsensical beliefs in general. An eclipse exemplifies, to even the lay-est of laypeople, just how advanced modern science is. | ||
|qowAuthor = | |qowAuthor = {{w|John Gruber}}, technology blogger | ||
|downloadLink = {{900s|980|download}} <!-- inserts the date-specific variables for the DownloadLink template; the link will be created for the correct mp3 audio --> | |downloadLink = {{900s|980|download}} <!-- inserts the date-specific variables for the DownloadLink template; the link will be created for the correct mp3 audio --> | ||
|forumLinktopic = | |forumLinktopic = 55446.0 <!-- now all you need to enter here is the #####.# from the TOPIC=#####.# at the end of the sguforums.org URL for the forum discussion page for this episode --> | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
<!-- | <!-- | ||
| Line 95: | Line 88: | ||
'''E:''' Good evening folks! ''(applause)''--> | '''E:''' Good evening folks! ''(applause)''--> | ||
verklempt<ref group=v>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/verklempt#Adjective Wiktionary: verklempt] - Overcome with emotion, choked up.</ref> | |||
=== Bob's curse broken <small>(11:56)</small> === | |||
{{anchor|wtw}} <!-- leave anchor(s) directly above the corresponding section that follows --> | {{anchor|wtw}} <!-- leave anchor(s) directly above the corresponding section that follows --> | ||
== What's the Word? <small>( | == What's the Word? <small>(18:21)</small> == | ||
{{Page categories | {{Page categories | ||
|What's the Word? = <!-- | |What's the Word? = <!-- | ||
| Line 109: | Line 107: | ||
Instead of adding an entire episode to a category, once redirects have been created, we suggest typing "redirect(s) created for" in front of the text you hide in the markup that follows the category name, seen in the "page categories" template above --> | Instead of adding an entire episode to a category, once redirects have been created, we suggest typing "redirect(s) created for" in front of the text you hide in the markup that follows the category name, seen in the "page categories" template above --> | ||
}} | }} | ||
* | * {{w|Anhedonia}} | ||
<!-- | <!-- | ||
** START SECTION TRANSCRIPTION HERE ** | ** START SECTION TRANSCRIPTION HERE ** | ||
| Line 151: | Line 147: | ||
and any relevant [[Category:_CATEGORY_NAME_]] | and any relevant [[Category:_CATEGORY_NAME_]] | ||
--> | --> | ||
=== | === New Scams <small>(23:17)</small> === | ||
{{shownotes | {{shownotes | ||
|weblink = | |weblink = https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/i-team-how-ai-is-revolutionizing-internet-fraud/# | ||
|article_title = | |article_title = How AI is revolutionizing Internet fraud and romance scams | ||
|publication = | |publication = CBS | ||
|note=not | |||
|redirect_title = <!-- optional...use _Redirect_title_(NNN) to prompt a redirect page to be created; hide the redirect title inside this markup text when redirect is created --> | |redirect_title = <!-- optional...use _Redirect_title_(NNN) to prompt a redirect page to be created; hide the redirect title inside this markup text when redirect is created --> | ||
}} | }} | ||
=== | === Reconductoring <small>(38:04)</small> === | ||
{{shownotes | {{shownotes | ||
|weblink = | |weblink = https://theness.com/neurologicablog/reconductoring-our-electrical-grid/ | ||
|article_title = | |article_title = Reconductoring our Electrical Grid | ||
|publication = | |publication =nn | ||
|redirect_title = <!-- optional...use _Redirect_title_(NNN) to prompt a redirect page to be created; hide the redirect title inside this markup text when redirect is created --> | |redirect_title = <!-- optional...use _Redirect_title_(NNN) to prompt a redirect page to be created; hide the redirect title inside this markup text when redirect is created --> | ||
}} | }} | ||
=== | |||
[[File:980 us utility pole.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A typical utility pole in North America, showing the hardware for a residential 120/240V split phase service drop. <span class="mw-customtoggle-myDivision"><u>Click for a list of the labeled parts</u></span> | |||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-myDivision"><p style="line-height:100%">A,B,C - The high voltage primary distribution wires; power is transmitted using the three phase system with 3 wires carrying 60 Hz alternating current with phases 120° apart. The wires are supported by standoff insulators on the crossarm, to which they are tied with tie wires. | |||
<br>D - The neutral wire, which is grounded. This is a "Y" connected distribution line, with the distribution transformers connected between a phase wire and this neutral wire. | |||
<br>E - Fuse cutout which disconnects the transformer from the line in the event of an electrical fault. It can also be opened manually. | |||
<br>F - Lightning arrestor conducts voltage spikes due to lightning strikes and other transient events to ground. | |||
<br>G - Single phase distribution transformer. Its primary winding is connected between one of the phase wires and the neutral wire. Its secondary winding is 240V center tapped. The secondary voltage is brought out to the 3 bushings on the side, consists of two 120V phases and one neutral. | |||
<br>H - Ground wire from transformer case to neutral wire carries the return current from the primary winding. | |||
<br>J - "Triplex" service drop cable carries the secondary current to the residence. It consists of the two opposite 120V phase wires and the neutral, which supports the cable. | |||
<br>K - Communications cables, consisting of a telephone and two cable television lines.</p></div>]] | |||
=== ISS Space Junk Crashed Through Home <small>(57:26)</small> === | |||
{{shownotes | {{shownotes | ||
|weblink = | |weblink = https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24131804/nasa-confirms-iss-space-station-junk-crashed-into-florida-home | ||
|article_title = | |article_title = NASA confirms origin of space junk that crashed through Florida home | ||
|publication = | |publication = The Verge | ||
|redirect_title = <!-- optional...use _Redirect_title_(NNN) to prompt a redirect page to be created; hide the redirect title inside this markup text when redirect is created --> | |redirect_title = <!-- optional...use _Redirect_title_(NNN) to prompt a redirect page to be created; hide the redirect title inside this markup text when redirect is created --> | ||
}} | }} | ||
=== | {{anchor|news4}} | ||
=== Zombie Cicadas <small>(1:05:40)</small> === | |||
{{shownotes | {{shownotes | ||
|weblink = | |weblink = https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/cicadas-zombies-hyper-sexual-sexually-transmitted-fungus-expected-to-emerge-this-year-massospora-cicadina/ | ||
|article_title = | |article_title = Hyper-sexual "zombie cicadas" that are infected with sexually transmitted fungus expected to emerge this year | ||
|publication = | |publication = CBS | ||
|redirect_title = <!-- | |refname= zombie | ||
|redirect_title = <!-- redirect created for Zombie Cicadas (980) | |||
--> | |||
}} | }} | ||
=== | === Death by Wellness <small>(1:13:56)</small> === | ||
{{shownotes | {{shownotes | ||
|weblink = | |weblink = https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-17/ballarat-clunes-wellness-retreat-drink-death/103730712 | ||
|article_title = | |article_title = A Melbourne woman has died after consuming a drink made with mushrooms at a retreat near Ballarat — here's what we know | ||
|publication = | |publication = Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) | ||
|redirect_title = <!-- optional...use _Redirect_title_(NNN) to prompt a redirect page to be created; hide the redirect title inside this markup text when redirect is created --> | |redirect_title = <!-- optional...use _Redirect_title_(NNN) to prompt a redirect page to be created; hide the redirect title inside this markup text when redirect is created --> | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{anchor|wtn}}{{anchor|futureWTN}} <!-- keep right above the following sub-section. this is the anchor used by the "wtnAnswer" template, which links the previous "new noisy" segment to its future WTN, here. --> | {{anchor|wtn}}{{anchor|futureWTN}} <!-- keep right above the following sub-section. this is the anchor used by the "wtnAnswer" template, which links the previous "new noisy" segment to its future WTN, here. --> | ||
== Who's That Noisy? <small>()</small> == | == Who's That Noisy? <small>(1:23:57)</small> == | ||
{{wtnHiddenAnswer | {{wtnHiddenAnswer | ||
|episodeNum = | |episodeNum = 978 | ||
|answer = | |answer = An {{w|indri}} (one of the largest living lemurs) | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
<!-- | <!-- | ||
| Line 204: | Line 213: | ||
{{anchor|previousWTN}} <!-- keep right above the following sub-section ... this is the anchor used by wtnHiddenAnswer, which will link the next hidden answer to this episode's new noisy (so, to that episode's "previousWTN") --> | {{anchor|previousWTN}} <!-- keep right above the following sub-section ... this is the anchor used by wtnHiddenAnswer, which will link the next hidden answer to this episode's new noisy (so, to that episode's "previousWTN") --> | ||
=== New Noisy <small>()</small> === | === New Noisy <small>(1:29:14)</small> === | ||
[ | ["Set" beep sound, loud fluttering, beep] | ||
{{wtnAnswer| | {{wtnAnswer|981|What this Noisy is}} | ||
== Announcements <small>()</small> == | == Announcements <small>(1:29:37)</small> == | ||
{{anchor|followup}} | {{anchor|followup}} | ||
{{anchor|correction}} | {{anchor|correction}} | ||
{{anchor|email}} <!-- leave anchor(s) directly above the corresponding section/subsection that follows --> | {{anchor|email}} <!-- leave anchor(s) directly above the corresponding section/subsection that follows --> | ||
== Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups <small>()</small> == | == Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups <small>(1:34:05)</small> == | ||
=== Correction #1: | === Correction #1: AI Drug Development === | ||
{{shownotes email <!-- delete this template if no email is given in the shownotes or read in the episode --> | {{shownotes email <!-- delete this template if no email is given in the shownotes or read in the episode --> | ||
|text = <!-- If appropriate, lightly edit emails for grammar and clarity. --> | |text = <!-- If appropriate, lightly edit emails for grammar and clarity. --> | ||
| Line 225: | Line 234: | ||
{{top}}{{anchor|sof}} | {{top}}{{anchor|sof}} | ||
{{anchor|theme}} <!-- leave anchor(s) directly above the corresponding section that follows --> | {{anchor|theme}} <!-- leave anchor(s) directly above the corresponding section that follows --> | ||
== Science or Fiction <small>( | == Science or Fiction <small>(1:35:13)</small> == | ||
<!-- | <!-- | ||
** begin transcription below the following templates, including host reading the items ** | ** begin transcription below the following templates, including host reading the items ** | ||
--> | --> | ||
{{SOFinfo | {{SOFinfo | ||
| | |item1 = A new economic study finds that by 2050 the economic loss of climate change will be about 19% of the global economy, or 38 trillion dollars ($38T) annually, even without further emissions. | ||
| | |link1web = https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07219-0 | ||
|link1title = The economic commitment of climate change | |||
|link1pub = n | |||
| | |item2 = Scientists have bioengineered a cultivar of corn that has orange stalks and leaves, to make weeding easier for robots. | ||
| | |link2web = https://www.cell.com/trends/plant-science/abstract/S1360-1385(24)00057-8 | ||
| | |link2title = ''De novo'' domestication: what about the weeds? | ||
| | |link2pub = Cell | ||
| | |item3 = Paleontologists have formally described the largest marine reptile, an ichthyosaur estimated at 25 meters, about the size of a blue whale. | ||
| | |link3web = https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0300289 | ||
| | |link3title = The last giants: New evidence for giant Late Triassic (Rhaetian) ichthyosaurs from the UK | ||
| | |link3pub = PLOS One | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
{{SOFResults | {{SOFResults | ||
|fiction = | |fiction = weeding orange corn | ||
| | |science1 = economic loss of climate change | ||
|science2 = largest marine reptile | |||
|science2 = | |||
| | |rogue1 =Evan | ||
| | |answer1 = weeding orange corn | ||
| | |rogue2 =cara | ||
| | |answer2 =weeding orange corn | ||
| | |rogue3 =bob | ||
| | |answer3 =weeding orange corn | ||
| | |rogue4 =jay | ||
| | |answer4 = weeding orange corn | ||
|host =steve | |host =steve | ||
<!-- for the result options below, | <!-- for the result options below, | ||
only put a 'y' next to one. --> | only put a 'y' next to one. --> | ||
| Line 295: | Line 278: | ||
|clever = <!-- each item was guessed (Steve's preferred result) --> | |clever = <!-- each item was guessed (Steve's preferred result) --> | ||
|win = <!-- at least one Rogue guessed wrong, but not them all --> | |win = <!-- at least one Rogue guessed wrong, but not them all --> | ||
|swept = <!-- all the Rogues guessed right --> | |swept = y<!-- all the Rogues guessed right --> | ||
}} | }} | ||
''Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.'' | ''Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.'' | ||
| Line 302: | Line 285: | ||
--> | --> | ||
<big>''' | <big>'''Evan's Response'''</big> | ||
<big>''' | <big>'''Cara's Response'''</big> | ||
<big>''' | <big>'''Bob's Response'''</big> | ||
<big>''' | <big>'''Jay's Response'''</big> | ||
=== Steve Explains Item #1 === | |||
=== Steve Explains Item # | |||
=== Steve Explains Item # | === Steve Explains Item #2 === | ||
=== Steve Explains Item # | === Steve Explains Item #3 === | ||
{{anchor|qow}} <!-- leave anchor(s) directly above the corresponding section that follows --> | {{anchor|qow}} <!-- leave anchor(s) directly above the corresponding section that follows --> | ||
== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> == | == Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>(1:49:20)</small> == | ||
<!-- | <!-- | ||
| Line 329: | Line 307: | ||
--> | --> | ||
{{qow | {{qow | ||
|text = | |text = Actual science is '''''the''''' great accomplishment of mankind. The antidote to ignorance, superstition, religious zealotry, and nonsensical beliefs in general. An eclipse exemplifies, to even the lay-est of laypeople, just how advanced modern science is. | ||
|author = | |author = {{w|John Gruber}} | ||
|lived = | |lived = 1973-present | ||
|desc = | |desc = technology blogger, UI designer, and co-creator of the {{w|Markdown}} markup language | ||
}} | }} | ||
<!-- | <!-- | ||
| Line 339: | Line 317: | ||
== Signoff == | == Signoff == | ||
'''S:''' —and until next week, this is your {{SGU}}. <!-- typically this is the last thing before the Outro --> | '''S:''' —and until next week, this is your {{SGU}}. <!-- typically this is the last thing before the Outro --> | ||
{{Outro664}}{{top}} <!-- for previous episodes, use the appropriate outro, found here: https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/Category:Outro_templates --> | {{Outro664}}{{top}} <!-- for previous episodes, use the appropriate outro, found here: https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/Category:Outro_templates --> | ||
| Line 362: | Line 334: | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
=== Vocabulary === | === Vocabulary === | ||
<references group=v/> <!-- | <references group=v/> <!-- | ||
Latest revision as of 05:10, 24 May 2024
|
This is a transcript of a recent episode and it is not finished. Please help us finish it! Add a Transcribing template to the top of this transcript before you start so that we don't duplicate your efforts. |
|
This episode needs: transcription, formatting, links, 'Today I Learned' list, categories, segment redirects. Please help out by contributing! |
How to Contribute |
You can use this outline to help structure the transcription. Click "Edit" above to begin.
| SGU Episode 980 |
|---|
| April 20th 2024 |
 |
"The cicada continues to participate in normal activities, like it would if it was healthy. It tries to mate, it flies around, it walks on plants. Yet, a third of its body has been replaced by fungus." [1] |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
Actual science is the great accomplishment of mankind. The antidote to ignorance, superstition, religious zealotry, and nonsensical beliefs in general. An eclipse exemplifies, to even the lay-est of laypeople, just how advanced modern science is. |
John Gruber, technology blogger |
| Links |
| Download Podcast |
| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction, eclipse reflections[edit]
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
verklempt[v 1]
Bob's curse broken (11:56)[edit]
What's the Word? (18:21)[edit]
News Items[edit]
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
New Scams (23:17)[edit]
- How AI is revolutionizing Internet fraud and romance scams [2]
(Note: this article is not from the SGU show notes page)
Reconductoring (38:04)[edit]
A typical utility pole in North America, showing the hardware for a residential 120/240V split phase service drop. Click for a list of the labeled parts
A,B,C - The high voltage primary distribution wires; power is transmitted using the three phase system with 3 wires carrying 60 Hz alternating current with phases 120° apart. The wires are supported by standoff insulators on the crossarm, to which they are tied with tie wires.
D - The neutral wire, which is grounded. This is a "Y" connected distribution line, with the distribution transformers connected between a phase wire and this neutral wire.
E - Fuse cutout which disconnects the transformer from the line in the event of an electrical fault. It can also be opened manually.
F - Lightning arrestor conducts voltage spikes due to lightning strikes and other transient events to ground.
G - Single phase distribution transformer. Its primary winding is connected between one of the phase wires and the neutral wire. Its secondary winding is 240V center tapped. The secondary voltage is brought out to the 3 bushings on the side, consists of two 120V phases and one neutral.
H - Ground wire from transformer case to neutral wire carries the return current from the primary winding.
J - "Triplex" service drop cable carries the secondary current to the residence. It consists of the two opposite 120V phase wires and the neutral, which supports the cable.
K - Communications cables, consisting of a telephone and two cable television lines.
ISS Space Junk Crashed Through Home (57:26)[edit]
Zombie Cicadas (1:05:40)[edit]
- Hyper-sexual "zombie cicadas" that are infected with sexually transmitted fungus expected to emerge this year [1]
Death by Wellness (1:13:56)[edit]
- A Melbourne woman has died after consuming a drink made with mushrooms at a retreat near Ballarat — here's what we know [5]
Who's That Noisy? (1:23:57)[edit]
Answer to previous Noisy:
An indri (one of the largest living lemurs)
New Noisy (1:29:14)[edit]
["Set" beep sound, loud fluttering, beep]
Announcements (1:29:37)[edit]
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:34:05)[edit]
Correction #1: AI Drug Development[edit]
Science or Fiction (1:35:13)[edit]
Item #1: A new economic study finds that by 2050 the economic loss of climate change will be about 19% of the global economy, or 38 trillion dollars ($38T) annually, even without further emissions.[6]
Item #2: Scientists have bioengineered a cultivar of corn that has orange stalks and leaves, to make weeding easier for robots.[7]
Item #3: Paleontologists have formally described the largest marine reptile, an ichthyosaur estimated at 25 meters, about the size of a blue whale.[8]
| Answer | Item |
|---|---|
| Fiction | Weeding orange corn |
| Science | Economic loss of climate change |
| Science | Largest marine reptile |
| Host | Result |
|---|---|
| Steve | swept |
| Rogue | Guess |
|---|---|
Evan | Weeding orange corn |
Cara | Weeding orange corn |
Bob | Weeding orange corn |
Jay | Weeding orange corn |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Evan's Response
Cara's Response
Bob's Response
Jay's Response
Steve Explains Item #1[edit]
Steve Explains Item #2[edit]
Steve Explains Item #3[edit]
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:49:20)[edit]
Actual science is the great accomplishment of mankind. The antidote to ignorance, superstition, religious zealotry, and nonsensical beliefs in general. An eclipse exemplifies, to even the lay-est of laypeople, just how advanced modern science is.
– John Gruber (1973-present), technology blogger, UI designer, and co-creator of the Markdown markup language
Signoff[edit]
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[edit]
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[9]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CBS: Hyper-sexual "zombie cicadas" that are infected with sexually transmitted fungus expected to emerge this year
- ↑ CBS: How AI is revolutionizing Internet fraud and romance scams
- ↑ Neurologica: Reconductoring our Electrical Grid
- ↑ The Verge: NASA confirms origin of space junk that crashed through Florida home
- ↑ Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): A Melbourne woman has died after consuming a drink made with mushrooms at a retreat near Ballarat — here's what we know
- ↑ Nature: The economic commitment of climate change
- ↑ Cell: De novo domestication: what about the weeds?
- ↑ PLOS One: The last giants: New evidence for giant Late Triassic (Rhaetian) ichthyosaurs from the UK
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
Vocabulary[edit]
- ↑ Wiktionary: verklempt - Overcome with emotion, choked up.
|
|
|