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| SGU Episode 653 |
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| January 13th 2018 |
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Astronaut John W. Young |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
Even when I have no power over important events in my life, I gain a feeling of control from understanding them. And I, too, have a sense of wonder. For me, discovering the workings of nature is a vibrant, satisfying experience that is both intellectual and emotional. To recognize the astronomical relationship between the Sun and the Earth, or to understand the optical phenomena that create its rosy light, does not strip the sunset of its beauty. |
Stuart Vyse, American psychologist |
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| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Jay's Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (0:26)
Steve and Bob's VR fun (7:19)
(in Professor Farnsworth voice) "Good news, everyone!"
What's the Word? (23:23)
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News Items
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Astronaut John Young Dies (28:48)
Space X Loses Satellite (37:16)
Raw Water (47:42)
Human WiFi (52:07)
Cancer Deaths Declining (59:25)
Who's That Noisy? (1:09:40)
New Noisy (1:23:23)
[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]
Science or Fiction (1:15:32)
Theme: Robots Item #1: Engineers have unveiled a fully autonomous robotic weeder that can target and remove individual weeds with >99% accuracy.[6]
Item #2: Scientists successfully tested an implantable robot that can be used to stretch and lengthen organs such as the esophagus or intestines.[7]
Item #3: Scientists have developed a system of soft artificial muscle for robots that produces 6 times greater force per unit area than mammalian skeletal muscle.[8]
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Robotic weeder |
| Science | Organ stretcher |
| Science | Soft artificial muscle |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | clever |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Jay | Organ stretcher |
Evan | Robotic weeder |
Cara | Soft artificial muscle |
Bob | Soft artificial muscle |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Jay's Response
Evan's Response
Cara's Response
Bob's Response
GWB
Steve Explains Item #1
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #3
Announcements (1:38:02)
- Britt Hermes lawsuit: Cancer quack Colleen Huber sues Britt Hermes over criticism
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:39:38)
Even when I have no power over important events in my life, I gain a feeling of control from understanding them. And I, too, have a sense of wonder. For me, discovering the workings of nature is a vibrant, satisfying experience that is both intellectual and emotional. To recognize the astronomical relationship between the Sun and the Earth, or to understand the optical phenomena that create its rosy light, does not strip the sunset of its beauty.
– Professor Stuart Vyse, American psychologist, teacher, speaker and author, from Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition
Signoff
S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.
S: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by SGU Productions, dedicated to promoting science and critical thinking. For more information on this and other episodes, please visit our website at theskepticsguide.org, where you will find the show notes as well as links to our blogs, videos, online forum, and other content. You can send us feedback or questions to info@theskepticsguide.org. Also, please consider supporting the SGU by visiting the store page on our website, where you will find merchandise, premium content, and subscription information. Our listeners are what make SGU possible.
Today I Learned
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[9]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes
References
- ↑ Space.com: Astronaut John Young, Who Walked on the Moon and Led 1st Shuttle Mission, Dies at 87
- ↑ ABC News: Classified satellite fell into ocean after SpaceX launch, official confirms
- ↑ Science-Based Medicine: "Raw water": The latest dangerous "natural health" fad
- ↑ Telegraph: How 'wi-fi' connects human brains and explains why people have 'gut feelings'
- ↑ Science-Based Medicine: Cancer Deaths Continue to Decline
- ↑ Text Explorist: Robotic weeders: to a farm near you?
- ↑ BGR: Scientists create a robotic implant that stretches organs to promote tissue growth
- ↑ Wyss Institute: Artificial muscles give soft robots superpowers
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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