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SGU Episode 900
October 8th 2022
900 silk moth.jpg

The silk moth, whose complete
pan-genome has been published[1]

SGU 899                      SGU 901

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before.

Stephen Hawking, English theoretical physicist

Links
Download Podcast
Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, hurricanes and earthquakes

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

What's the Word? (6:20)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (14:06)

Nobel Prize in Physics (22:55)

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (30:46)

Homeopathy Lawsuit (40:37)

  • [link_URL TITLE][7]

Silkworm Pangenome (49:49)

Quickie(s) with Steve (1:01:27)

New ALS Drug

  • [link_URL TITLE][9]

3D Printing Computer Chips

  • [link_URL TITLE][10]

Who's That Noisy? (1:12:00)


New Noisy (1:15:33)

[animal or metal guttural growls/scratching]

J: ... So, guys, very interesting sound. If you are listening to this podcast and you think you know what that is, or you heard something really cool this week, then email me in at WTN@theskeptics.org.

Announcements (1:16:29)

Science or Fiction (1:18:41)

Theme: Adapting to Climate Change

Item #1: Scientists at the University of the Philippines have proposed burying plastic waste beneath sinking islands to keep them above water.[11]
Item #2: China is at the forefront of building “sponge cities” – cities that incorporate features that absorb large amounts of water to help reduce storm water damage.[12]
Item #3: A glaciologist at Princeton University has proposed building massive miles-long seawalls at the bases of Antarctic and Greenland glaciers in order to delay their collapse, perhaps by hundreds of years.[13]

Answer Item
Fiction Plastic under islands
Science Sponge cities
Science
Miles-long seawalls
Host Result
Steve swept
Rogue Guess
Bob
Plastic under islands
Evan
Plastic under islands
Cara
Plastic under islands
Jay
Plastic under islands

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

Bob's Response

Evan's Response

Cara's Response

Jay's Response

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #3

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:36:43)

No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before.
Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), English theoretical physicist

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[14]
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