SGU Episode 782

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SGU Episode 782
July 1 st 2020
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SGU 781                      SGU 783
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
Pulling bad science apart is the best teaching gimmick I know for explaining how good science really works.
Ben Goldacre
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Introduction

Voiceover: 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]

Raw Milk ()

• [link URL link title]

Monster Quasar ()

• [link URL link title]

Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs ()

• [link URL link title]

Visualizing Data ()

• [link URL link title]

Who's That Noisy? ()

• Answer to last week’s Noisy: [brief description, perhaps with link]

New Noisy ()

[brief, vague description of Noisy]

Science or Fiction ()

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: Regenerative Medicine
Item #1: [Statement(s).]
Item #2: [Statement(s).]
Item #3: [Statement(s).]

Steve Explains Item 3

Answer	Item
Fiction	Mouse lungs
Science	{{{science1}}}

Host	Result
Steve	clever

Rogue	Guess
Bob	Pancreas slices
Evan	Mouse lungs
Cara	Hair cells
Jay	Mouse lungs

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Pulling bad science apart is the best teaching gimmick I know for explaining how good science really works. – Ben Goldacre, I Think You'll Find it's a Bit More Complicated Than That.

Signoff/Announcements ()

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
• Fact/Description
• Fact/Description

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