SGU Episode 950

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SGU Episode 950
September 23rd 2023
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A flint used to shape the wooden structure. [1] Credit: Larry Barham, University of Liverpool

SGU 949                      SGU 951

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

What is at stake is whether our country will follow science or superstitions & quackery.

Alejandro Frank, professor of mathematical physics at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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Introduction, Dr. Cara, Bob, and Liz go to Disney World

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

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

CAR-T Therapy (9:01)

Martian Life (25:55)

Oldest Wooden Structures (39:17)

Mexican Alien Bodies (55:07)

Life Signature on Exoplanet (1:06:02)

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Who's That Noisy? (1:10:54)

New Noisy (1:16:35)

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

what this week's Noisy is

Announcements (1:17:56)

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Science or Fiction (1:24:39)

Theme: Climate change

Item #1: According to the most recent statistics, deaths due to extreme weather have almost tripled between 1970 and 2019.[6]
Item #2: 2022 saw both global coal consumption and CO2 emissions hit an all-time high.[7]
Item #3: The Earth is losing 1.2 trillion tons of ice each year, and this pace is accelerating.[8]

Answer Item
Fiction Weather deaths have tripled
Science All-time high emissions
Science
Accelerating ice loss
Host Result
Steve clever
Rogue Guess
Evan
Weather deaths have tripled
Jay
All-time high emissions
Cara
Accelerating ice loss

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

Evan's Response

Jay's Response

Cara's Response

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #3

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:41:18)


What is at stake here is whether our country will follow science or superstitions and quackery.

 – Alejandro Frank (1951-present), professor of mathematical physics at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México


Signoff

S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.

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Today I Learned

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[9]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

References

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