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''Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.''
''Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.''


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<blockquote>'''Item #1:''' Scientists report a breakthrough with hydrogen-boron fusion using lasers and predict a working prototype within 10 years.<ref>[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171213104941.htm ScienceDaily: Laser-boron fusion now 'leading contender' for energy]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' Engineers at Wageningen University have developed a system by which they can harvest electricity directly from plants, and bioengineered a tree that, when mature, several together can produce enough electricity to power a small home.<ref>[https://www.plant-e.com/en/faq/ Plant-e FAQs]</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' Researchers demonstrate a method they claim can be used to convert 850 million tons of atmospheric CO2 into a mineral each year, using seawater and scrap metal, and producing hydrogen as a side product. <ref>[https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cssc.201702087 Chemistry Europe: Capacitance‐Assisted Sustainable Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Mineralisation]</ref></blockquote>


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--><br>'''Item #1:''' Scientists report a breakthrough with hydrogen-boron fusion using lasers and predict a working prototype within 10 years.<ref>[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171213104941.htm ScienceDaily: Laser-boron fusion now 'leading contender' for energy]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' Engineers at Wageningen University have developed a system by which they can harvest electricity directly from plants, and bioengineered a tree that, when mature, several together can produce enough electricity to power a small home.<ref>[https://www.plant-e.com/en/faq/ Plant-e FAQs]</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' Researchers demonstrate a method they claim can be used to convert 850 million tons of atmospheric CO2 into a mineral each year, using seawater and scrap metal, and producing hydrogen as a side product. <ref>[https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cssc.201702087 Chemistry Europe: Capacitance‐Assisted Sustainable Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Mineralisation]</ref></blockquote>
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=== Cara’s Response ===


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SGU Episode 649
December 16th 2017
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SGU 648                      SGU 650

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella


Quote of the Week

A theory which is not refutable by any conceivable event is non-scientific. Irrefutability is not a virtue of a theory (as people often think) but a vice. Every genuine test of a theory is an attempt to falsify it, or refute it.

Sir Karl Raimund Popper, Austrian-British philosopher

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Introduction

Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.


Forgotten Superheroes of Science ()

News Items

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News_Item_3 ()

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Who's That Noisy? ()

New Noisy ()

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Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

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Question #1: Earthing ()

Science or Fiction ()

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Rogue Guess

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Item #1: Scientists report a breakthrough with hydrogen-boron fusion using lasers and predict a working prototype within 10 years.[6]
Item #2: Engineers at Wageningen University have developed a system by which they can harvest electricity directly from plants, and bioengineered a tree that, when mature, several together can produce enough electricity to power a small home.[7]
Item #3: Researchers demonstrate a method they claim can be used to convert 850 million tons of atmospheric CO2 into a mineral each year, using seawater and scrap metal, and producing hydrogen as a side product. [8]

Bob’s Response

Jay’s Response

Evan’s Response

Cara’s Response

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #3

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

A theory which is not refutable by any conceivable event is non-scientific. Irrefutability is not a virtue of a theory (as people often think) but a vice. Every genuine test of a theory is an attempt to falsify it or refute it.
– Sir Karl Raimund Popper (1902-1994), Austrian-British philosopher

Signoff/Announcements ()

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Today I Learned

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References

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  4. ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]
  5. ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]
  6. ↑ ScienceDaily: Laser-boron fusion now 'leading contender' for energy
  7. ↑ Plant-e FAQs
  8. ↑ Chemistry Europe: Capacitance‐Assisted Sustainable Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Mineralisation
  9. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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