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* Norman Borlaug: Norman Borlaug was a plant geneticist who began the Green Revolution and is credited with saving a billion lives | * Norman Borlaug: Norman Borlaug was a plant geneticist who began the Green Revolution and is credited with saving a billion lives | ||
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=== Uploading Memories <small>()</small> === | === Uploading Memories <small>()</small> === | ||
* https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/bad-reporting-about-uploading-memories/ | * https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/bad-reporting-about-uploading-memories/ | ||
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| SGU Episode 556 |
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| March 5th 2016 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated. |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Forgotten Superheroes of Science ()
- Norman Borlaug: Norman Borlaug was a plant geneticist who began the Green Revolution and is credited with saving a billion lives
News Items
Uploading Memories ()
A Year in Space ()
Fast Radio Bursts ()
Imaging Alzheimer’s Disease ()
Galaxy Symmetry ()
Who's That Noisy ()
- Answer to last week: David Avocado Wolfe
Science or Fiction ()
Item #1: A 2015 review of lifecycle assessments of electric vehicles shows that overall they reduce green house gas emissions compared to gasoline vehicles. Item #2: A recent analysis finds that adoption of LED lights has led to a backfire effect in which total energy expenditure increases due to increased use of lighting. Item #3: A 2010 USDA report concludes that corn ethanol produces 2.3 BTUs of energy for every 1 BTU of energy used in production.
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
"Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated." - Rosalind Franklin
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