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SGU Episode 668
April 28th 2018
668 organic solar cells.jpg

Organic solar cells incorporate carbon into their construction, with several advantages over conventional "inorganic" cells. [1]

SGU 667                      SGU 669

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false idea that democracy means "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

Isaac Asimov, American writer

Links
Download Podcast
Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, sicknesses, SGU's sound editing

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


J: ...bent[v 1]

What's the Word? (11:38)


Wētā Workshop, sword making, metallurgy

Wētā

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Are Echochambers a Myth? (23:33)

Organic Solar Cells (42:37)

Self-Cleaning Coating (51:52)

S: ..."Nearly-Headless Nick"...

Who's That Noisy? (58:50)

Answer to previous Noisy:
_brief_description_of_answer_ _perhaps_with_a_link_

New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

short_text_from_transcript

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Interview with Tobias Füchslin ()

Announcements ()

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Science or Fiction (h:mm:ss)

Item #1: A new study finds that untrained 8-12 year old children have the muscular endurance of elite marathon or triatholon athletes.[4]
Item #2: Researchers find that reading an op-ed was more likely to reinforce existing beliefs than to change the reader’s mind.[5]
Item #3: Scientists have demonstrated quantum entanglement in the largest experimental setup to date, 15 micrometers wide, the thickness of a fine human hair.[6]

Answer Item
Fiction Op-eds reinforce beliefs
Science Children's elite endurance
Science
Quantum entanglement 15μm
15 micrometers
Host Result
Steve
Rogue Guess

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

_Rogue_'s Response

_Rogue_'s Response

_Rogue_'s Response

Steve Explains Item #_n_

Steve Explains Item #_n_

Steve Explains Item #_n_

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()


Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

 – Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American writer and professor of biochemistry


Signoff/Announcements ()

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[7]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 University of Michigan: Organic solar cells reach record efficiency, benchmark for commercialization
  2. ↑ BBC Future: The myth of the online echo chamber
  3. ↑ The Verge: How science made a self-cleaning coating that repels all liquid
  4. ↑ Frontiers: Metabolic and Fatigue Profiles are Comparable Between Prepubertal Children and Well-Trained Adult Endurance Athletes
  5. ↑ YaleNews: Study shows newspaper op-eds change minds
  6. ↑ ScienceDaily: Einstein's 'spooky action' goes massive
  7. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

Vocabulary

  1. ↑ Wiktionary: bend (to apply to a task or purpose)
  2. ↑ Wiktionary: annealing
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