SGU Episode 664

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SGU Episode 664
March 31st 2018
Caption below from this Nat Geo article Debate over the origins of Ata, a naturally mummified infant found in the Chilean desert, have raged for decades. (Click to view image)
SGU 663                      SGU 665
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
We should be careful when interpreting the behavior of others. What might appear to be laziness, dishonesty, or stupidity might be better explained by situational factors of which we are ignorant.
Robert Todd Carroll, American author & philosopher
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Introduction, QED in England

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

Forgotten Superheroes of Science (3:47)

• Emily Rosa, the youngest person to have a research paper published in a peer reviewed medical journal

News Items

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Vitamin C Myth (7:36)

• How Linus Pauling duped America into believing vitamin C cures colds

Atacama Mummy (21:37)

• [Atacama Mummy Not Alien https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/atacama-mummy-not-alien/]

Death by Apitherapy (33:19)

• A Woman Dies from a Severe Allergic Reaction After Live Bee Acupuncture Session

New Views of Jupiter (45:36)

• Spacecraft sees Jupiter as never before

Who's That Noisy? (55:39)

Answer to previous Noisy:

"Snake eggs"/"sizzlers"

New Noisy ()

[metal-like pipe with musical sounds increasing in tempo]

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Science or Fiction (1:01:55)

Item #1: A new analysis finds that the heads of arachnids are evolved from legs. Item #2: Scientists have discovered a new 'organ' in the body, a previously unrecognized system of fluid-filled compartments in skin and connective tissue. Item #3: Researchers have discovered a potential mechanism to disable a fungus that currently destroys 30% of the world’s rice crop each year.

Answer	Item
Fiction	Arachnids' heads from legs
Science	New human organ
Science	Disabling rice fungus

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess
Evan	Arachnids' heads from legs
Bob	Arachnids' heads from legs
Jay	Disabling rice fungus

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

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:23:33)

We should be careful when interpreting the behavior of others. What might appear to be laziness, dishonesty, or stupidity might be better explained by situational factors of which we are ignorant.  – Robert Todd Caroll (1945-2016), American author, philosopher and academic, best known for The Skeptic's Dictionary.

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