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''Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.'' | |||
<blockquote>'''Theme: Philadelphia'''<br>'''Item #1:''' The Walnut Street Theater is the oldest theater in continuous operation in the English speaking world.<ref>[url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' There is no evidence Betsy Ross stitched the first American Flag, a myth concocted 100 years after the alleged fact.<ref>[url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' The first general computer, ENIAC, was built in Philadelphia. It weighed 27 tons and when fully turned on the lights in the city would dim.<ref>[url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]</ref></blockquote> | |||
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=== Steve Polls the Audience === | |||
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=== Steve Explains Item #3 === | |||
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SGU Episode 761 |
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February 8th 2020 |
(brief caption for the episode icon) |
Skeptical Rogues |
S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
Guest |
GH: George Hrab |
Quote of the Week |
Nanotechnology will let us build computers that are incredibly powerful. We'll have more computing power in the volume of a sugar cube than exists in the world today. |
Ralph Merkle, American computer scientist |
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Show Notes |
Forum Discussion |
Introduction
Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
COVID-19 Update ()
News Items
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Proxima B Climate ()
Drug Development with AI ()
Frame Dragging System ()
- Science: Lense–Thirring frame dragging induced by a fast-rotating white dwarf in a binary pulsar system[3]
Scream Therapy ()
Special Segment: Personal Questions ()
- George Hrab asks the other Rogues personal questions
Science or Fiction ()
Answer | Item |
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Fiction | First computer |
Science | Oldest theater |
Science | Betsy ross myth |
Host | Result |
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Steve | clever |
Rogue | Guess |
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Bob | Oldest theater |
Cara | Betsy ross myth |
Jay | Oldest theater |
Evan | First computer |
George | First computer |
Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Theme: Philadelphia
Item #1: The Walnut Street Theater is the oldest theater in continuous operation in the English speaking world.[5]
Item #2: There is no evidence Betsy Ross stitched the first American Flag, a myth concocted 100 years after the alleged fact.[6]
Item #3: The first general computer, ENIAC, was built in Philadelphia. It weighed 27 tons and when fully turned on the lights in the city would dim.[7]
Bob's Response
Cara's Response
Jay's Response
Evan's Response
George's Response
Steve Polls the Audience
Steve Explains Item #1
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #3
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
Nanotechnology will let us build computers that are incredibly powerful. We'll have more computing power in the volume of a sugar cube than exists in the world today.
– Ralph Merkle, American computer scientist
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.
Today I Learned
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[8]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References
- ↑ Universe Today: Here’s What the Climate Might Look Like on Proxima Centauri B
- ↑ BBC News: Artificial intelligence-created medicine to be used on humans for first time
- ↑ Science: Lense–Thirring frame dragging induced by a fast-rotating white dwarf in a binary pulsar system
- ↑ Global News: Julianne Hough writhes, screams during so-called ‘energy treatment’
- ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]
- ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]
- ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
Vocabulary