SGU Episode 958

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SGU Episode 958
November 18th 2023
Scientists in France have discovered a potential deposit of naturally occurring hydrogen, or "white hydrogen."
SGU 957                      SGU 959
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
G: George Hrab
Quote of the Week
True science teaches, above all, to doubt and to be ignorant. Perhaps better translated as: about doubting and being ignorant.
Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish writer & philosopher
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Forum Discussion

Introduction, George's music revelations, an Age of Nostalgia

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

...last week we interviewed...

Attenborough's long-beaked echidna (12:17)

S: So, have any of you guys heard of Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, Zaglossus attenboroughi ?

Swindler's List: Romance Scams (14:05)

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News Items

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

Whole Eye Transplant (21:15)

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Hottest Year on Record (34:51)

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Neutron Thickness (49:43)

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Hydrogen Deposit in France (57:07)

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Trust In Science Declining (1:06:51)

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Who's That Noisy? (1:18:47)

Answer to previous Noisy:

Anna Marie Hefele's polyphonic overtone singing

New Noisy (1:25:15)

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

...what this week's Noisy is

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:28:20)

Correction #1: Oldest Photo

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Science or Fiction (1:31:26)

Item #1: Researchers have discovered the first "vampire" virus, a parasitic virus that attaches to the "neck" of another virus in order to enter a host cell and take over the reproductive machinery. Item #2: A new study finds that Google DeepMind's machine learning weather prediction model can outperform existing models for 10-day weather prediction, 90% of the time in under one minute. Item #3: Scientists present a new fossil of a flying feathered dinosaur, avioptera, which dates to 185 million years ago, 20 million years older than the group (paraves) which is believed to have given rise to modern birds.

Answer	Item
Fiction	New flying dinosaur
Science	Vampire virus
Science	Deep Mind's predictions

Host	Result
Steve	clever

Rogue	Guess
Bob	New flying dinosaur
Jay	Vampire virus
Evan	Deep Mind's predictions
George	Deep Mind's predictions

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

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:45:56)

True science teaches, above all, to doubt and to be ignorant. Perhaps better translated as: about doubting and being ignorant.  – Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936), Spanish writer & philosopher

Signoff/Thanksgiving Farewell (1:48:06)

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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