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SGU Episode 661
March 10th 2018
661 sensor technology.png

Researchers have found a way to let a driverless car "see" around a corner, using a technique similar to LIDAR.

SGU 660                      SGU 662

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

Quote of the Week

The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.

Christopher Hitchens, American-British author

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Introduction, Rogues' first book, Live stream, Patreon[edit]

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

What's the Word? (7:43)[edit]

  • Heritable vs. inheritable [v 1]

_consider_using_block_quotes_for_emails_read_aloud_in_this_segment_

News Items[edit]

S:

B:

C:

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E:

(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]

Not too many too soon (17:03)[edit]

Lab Grown Meat (32:24)[edit]

Seeing Around Corners (43:35)[edit]

_blurb_about_light_through_walls_

Opioids No Better (50:28)[edit]

Who's That Noisy? (1:07:37)[edit]

Answer to previous Noisy:
"Barking Dog" exothermic chemical reaction


New Noisy (1:11:24)[edit]

[Whooshes and tearing/burning sounds]

short_text_from_transcript

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Science or Fiction (1:12:04)[edit]

Item #1: A new study finds that couples have a highly accurate sense of when their partner is sad or depressed.[5]
Item #2: A newly published forensic analysis concludes that bones found on Nikumaroro island are very likely those of Amelia Earhart.[6]
Item #3: A new genetic analysis suggests that oxygenic photosynthesis evolved a billion years earlier than thought, near the beginning of life about 3.6 billion years ago.[7]

Answer Item
Fiction Couples' sense
Science Earhart's bones
Science
Oxygenic photosynthesis
Host Result
Steve swept
Rogue Guess
Bob
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Cara
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Jay
 Couples' sense

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

Bob's Response[edit]

Cara's Response[edit]

Jay's Response[edit]

Steve Explains Item #3[edit]

Steve Explains Item #2[edit]

Steve Explains Item #1[edit]

Announcements (1:29:03)[edit]

  • Patron update

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:30:27)[edit]

The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.
– Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011), American-British author, from his 2001 book, Letters to a Young Contrarian

Signoff[edit]

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.

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Today I Learned[edit]

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[8]
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  • Fact/Description

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Science-Based Medicine: Too Many Too Soon? No!
  2. ↑ The Independent: Lab-grown 'clean' meat could be on sale by end of 2018, says producer
  3. ↑ Silicon Republic: Major breakthrough could let driverless cars see around corners
  4. ↑ LA Times: For all their risks, opioids had no pain-relieving advantage in a yearlong clinical trial
  5. ↑ SMU Research: New study finds couples do poorly at knowing when their partner is sad or feeling down
  6. ↑ University of Tennessee at Knoxville: New forensic analysis indicates bones were Amelia Earhart's
  7. ↑ Helyion: Photosynthesis originated a billion years earlier than we thought, study shows
  8. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

Vocabulary[edit]

  1. ↑ Wiktionary: WORD
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