SGU Episode 599
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| SGU Episode 599 |
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| December 31st 2016 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
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Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Favorite Science News ()
- Favorite science news items: The Rogues look back at the most impressive science of 2016
Best and Worst of 2016 ()
- Best and Worst: Favorite SGU moments
Skeptical Hero ()
- Skeptical Hero: Who kicked ass in 2016?
Skeptical Jackass ()
- Skeptical Jackass: Who did the most to harm science and critical thinking?
Science or Fiction ()
Item #1: A 2015 review of lifecycle assessments of electric vehicles shows that overall they increase green house gas emissions compared to gasoline vehicles. Item #2: Scientists have developed tiny robots that can attach themselves to immobile sperm and swim them to the egg so they can participate in fertilization. Item #3: Astronomers now claim that LIGO’s two black holes which collided were likely both formed within the same star.
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