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=== Place with No Life <small>()</small> ===
=== Place with No Life <small>()</small> ===
* [link_URL publication: title]<ref>[url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]</ref>
* [https://phys.org/news/2019-11-scientists-earth-life.html Science X: Scientists find a place on Earth where there is no life]<ref>[https://phys.org/news/2019-11-scientists-earth-life.html Science X: Scientists find a place on Earth where there is no life]</ref>


=== Superhydrophobicity <small>()</small> ===
=== Superhydrophobicity <small>()</small> ===
* [link_URL publication: title]<ref>[url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]</ref>
* [https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/superhydrophobic-metal-wont-sink-406272/ University of Rochester: Superhydrophobic metal that won’t sink]<ref>[https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/superhydrophobic-metal-wont-sink-406272/ University of Rochester: Superhydrophobic metal that won’t sink]</ref>


=== Insect on Mars <small>()</small> ===
=== Insect on Mars <small>()</small> ===
* [link_URL publication: title]<ref>[url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]</ref>
* [https://www.theregister.com/2019/11/22/life_on_mars/ The Register: Found on Mars: Alien insects... or whatever the hell this smudge is supposed to be, anyway]<ref>[https://www.theregister.com/2019/11/22/life_on_mars/ The Register: Found on Mars: Alien insects... or whatever the hell this smudge is supposed to be, anyway]</ref>


=== Political Anti-Science <small>()</small> ===
=== Political Anti-Science <small>()</small> ===
* [link_URL publication: title]<ref>[url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]</ref>
* [https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/12/06/ohio-ectopic-pregnancy-bill/ Snopes: Ohio Anti-Abortion Bill Would Push Docs to Re-Implant Ectopic Pregnancies]<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/12/06/ohio-ectopic-pregnancy-bill/ Snopes: Ohio Anti-Abortion Bill Would Push Docs to Re-Implant Ectopic Pregnancies]</ref>


=== Does Adversity Increase Resilience? <small>()</small> ===
=== Does Adversity Increase Resilience? <small>()</small> ===
* [link_URL publication: title]<ref>[url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]</ref>
* [https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/10/science-proves-that-what-doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger/ Northwestern: Science proves that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger]<ref>[https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/10/science-proves-that-what-doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger/ Northwestern: Science proves that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger]</ref>


=== Climate Change Tipping Points <small>()</small> ===
=== Climate Change Tipping Points <small>()</small> ===
* [link_URL publication: title]<ref>[url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]</ref>
* [https://phys.org/news/2019-11-climate-comfort.html Science X: Climate change 'tipping points' too close for comfort]<ref>[https://phys.org/news/2019-11-climate-comfort.html Science X: Climate change 'tipping points' too close for comfort]</ref>


=== Oldest Dog <small>()</small> ===
=== Oldest Dog <small>()</small> ===
* [link_URL publication: title]<ref>[url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]</ref>
* [https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/27/ice-age-puppy-found-18000-years-buried-permafrost-11224528/ Metro.co.uk: Ice Age ‘puppy’ is found after 18,000 years buried in the permafrost]<ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/27/ice-age-puppy-found-18000-years-buried-permafrost-11224528/ Metro.co.uk: Ice Age ‘puppy’ is found after 18,000 years buried in the permafrost]</ref>


=== Pathway to Conspiracy Theories <small>()</small> ===
=== Pathway to Conspiracy Theories <small>()</small> ===
* [link_URL publication: title]<ref>[url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]</ref>
* [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0225098 PLOS ONE: Pathways to conspiracy: The social and linguistic precursors of involvement in Reddit’s conspiracy theory forum]<ref>[https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0225098 PLOS ONE: Pathways to conspiracy: The social and linguistic precursors of involvement in Reddit’s conspiracy theory forum]</ref>


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SGU Episode 753
December 14th 2019
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SGU 752                      SGU 754

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella


Quote of the Week

Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape? If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.

J. R. R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, and philologist

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Introduction[edit]

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


News Items[edit]

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Place with No Life ()[edit]

Superhydrophobicity ()[edit]

Insect on Mars ()[edit]

Political Anti-Science ()[edit]

Does Adversity Increase Resilience? ()[edit]

Climate Change Tipping Points ()[edit]

Oldest Dog ()[edit]

Pathway to Conspiracy Theories ()[edit]

Questions and Answers ()[edit]

considering using block quotes for emails read aloud in this segment, with reduced spacing for long chunks

Question #1: _brief_description_ ()[edit]

Question #2: _brief_description_ ()[edit]

Science or Fiction ()[edit]

Answer Item
Fiction Chicken-turkey
Science Goat-sheep
Science
Whale-dolphin
Science
Camel-llama
Host Result
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Rogue Guess

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: Hybrid Animals
Item #1: A geep is a very rare successful offspring between a goat and a sheep.[9]
Item #2: A churkey is a hybrid chicken-turkey that is easy to raise and especially tasty but not commercially viable because it is sterile.[10]
Item #3: A wholphin, the offspring of a female bottle nose dolphin and a male false killer whale, occur in nature and are fertile.[11]
Item #4: Although dromedary camels weight up to six times as much as llamas, hybrid 'cama' have been successfully produced.[12]

_Rogue_ Response[edit]

_Rogue_ Response[edit]

_Rogue_ Response[edit]

_Rogue_ Response[edit]

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_[edit]

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_[edit]

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_[edit]

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_[edit]

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()[edit]

Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape? If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.
– J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973), English writer, poet, and philologist

Signoff/Announcements ()[edit]

S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.

S: Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by SGU Productions, dedicated to promoting science and critical thinking. For more information, visit us at theskepticsguide.org. Send your questions to info@theskepticsguide.org. And, if you would like to support the show and all the work that we do, go to patreon.com/SkepticsGuide and consider becoming a patron and becoming part of the SGU community. Our listeners and supporters are what make SGU possible.

Today I Learned[edit]

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[13]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description


References[edit]

  1. ↑ Science X: Scientists find a place on Earth where there is no life
  2. ↑ University of Rochester: Superhydrophobic metal that won’t sink
  3. ↑ The Register: Found on Mars: Alien insects... or whatever the hell this smudge is supposed to be, anyway
  4. ↑ Snopes: Ohio Anti-Abortion Bill Would Push Docs to Re-Implant Ectopic Pregnancies
  5. ↑ Northwestern: Science proves that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
  6. ↑ Science X: Climate change 'tipping points' too close for comfort
  7. ↑ Metro.co.uk: Ice Age ‘puppy’ is found after 18,000 years buried in the permafrost
  8. ↑ PLOS ONE: Pathways to conspiracy: The social and linguistic precursors of involvement in Reddit’s conspiracy theory forum
  9. ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]
  10. ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]
  11. ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]
  12. ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes publication: title]
  13. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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