SGU Episode 959

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SGU Episode 959
November 25th 2023
The first major installation of the Lunar Library is a 30 million page archive that flew on the SpaceIL Beresheet Moon lander, in 2019: It is now believed to be intact on the Moon.
SGU 958                      SGU 960
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
Science has the answer to every question that can be asked. However, science reserves the right to change that answer should additional data become available.
Mary Roach, American author
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Introduction, Thanksgiving plans

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

What's the Word? (6:39)

• Rugae

News Items

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3D Printing Soft Robots (10:26)

• Printed robots with bones, ligaments, and tendons 

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First CRISPR Treatment Approved (17:12)

• First CRISPR Treatment Approval 

Omicron Update (34:08)

• Texas Implements a New Ban on Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates 
• Omicron, Now 2 Years Old, Is Not Done With Us Yet 
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Lunar Library (48:25)

• Arch Mission Foundation Prepares Lunar Library II for December 2023 Launch 

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Who's That Noisy? (1:03:19)

Answer to previous Noisy:

Scientists' estimate of T-rex sounds

New Noisy (1:06:51)

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what this week's Noisy is

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups

Follow-up #1: Fashion (1:21:17)

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Science or Fiction (1:31:47)

Item #1: Researchers have developed a hydrogel that will allow people with diabetes to inject their insulin once every several months, rather than every day. Item #2: Scientists find that the eyes communicate to the ears, causing the ears to make a sound which can be used to track eye movements. Item #3: A new study finds solar wind-derived molecular hydrogen trapped in Apollo lunar regolith samples.

Answer	Item
Fiction	Insulin-injecting hydrogel
Science	Eyes communicate to the ears
Science	Hydrogen in lunar regolith

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess
Jay	Eyes communicate to the ears
Bob	Insulin-injecting hydrogel
Evan	Insulin-injecting hydrogel
Cara	Insulin-injecting hydrogel

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

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:45:15)

Science has the answer to every question that can be asked. However, science reserves the right to change that answer should additional data become available.  – Mary Roach (1959-present), American popular science and humor author

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
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• Fact/Description

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