SGU Episode 981

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SGU Episode 981
April 27th 2024
This artist's concept shows NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft sailing in space using the energy of the Sun. Credit: NASA/Aero Animation/Ben Schweighart
SGU 980                      SGU 982
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
Failure is a reality; we all fail at times, and it's painful when we do. But it's better to fail while striving for something wonderful, challenging, adventurous, and uncertain than to say, "I don't want to try because I may not succeed completely."
President Jimmy Carter, American politician and humanitarian
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Introduction, John Oliver's UFO episode

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

News Items

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B:

C:

J:

E:

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

News_Item_1 (12:21)

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News_Item_2 (22:27)

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News_Item_3 (31:25)

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News_Item_4 (45:17)

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meatball

After Death Communications (TW) (55:43)

Trigger warning: suicide, death

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Who's That Noisy? (1:13:50)

Answer to previous Noisy:

Chinese teenager breaks own record in speed jump rope contest

New Noisy (1:18:12)

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

What this weeks Noisy is

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:23:22)

Email #1: Havana Syndrome

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Science or Fiction (1:31:40)

Theme: Medical risk 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	clever

Rogue	Guess
Jay
Bob
Evan
Cara

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 (1:43:45)

(quoted text)  – (author of quote), (description of author)

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

• Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference
• Fact/Description
• Fact/Description

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