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SGU Episode 772
April 25^th 2020

(brief caption for the episode icon)
SGU 771 SGU 773
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
Quote of the Week
Induction, analogy, hypotheses founded upon facts and rectified continually by new observations, a happy tact given by nature and strengthened by numerous comparisons of its indications with experience, such are the principal means for arriving at truth.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist
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Introduction

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

COVID-19 Update ()

News Items

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B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Reproducing Cactus Coral ()

The Florida Aquarium Makes History Again! (scroll down the website to read the press release)^[5]

Who's That Noisy? ()

Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_

New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

considering using block quotes for emails read aloud in this segment

Question #1: False Negatives ()

Subject: Should we be worrying about false negatives for Coronavirus testing?

Message: I've been seeing claims on Facebook where people state that COVID19 testing is "30% inaccurate," is just a placebo, and that we should not even bother with it. No citations of course, but I think they are referencing this article: The Conversation: Coronavirus - How accurate are Coronavirus tests?^[6] I'd love to hear a more in depth analysis of the subject!
– Kyle Hall, Erie, PA

Science or Fiction ()

Answer	Item
Fiction	Drone delivery
Science	Rain to volcano
Science	Coffee & sensitivity

Host	Result
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Rogue	Guess

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Item #1: Scientists have concluded that heavy rainfall triggered the Kīlauea volcano eruption in May 2018.^[7]
Item #2: A new study finds that drones are more energy efficient than diesel delivery vans in urban settings.^[8]
Item #3: Researchers find that drinking coffee (regular or decaffeinated), over the short term, significantly increases sensitivity to sweetness and decreases sensitivity to bitterness.^[9]

_Rogue_ Response

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Induction, analogy, hypotheses founded upon facts and rectified continually by new observations, a happy tact given by nature and strengthened by numerous comparisons of its indications with experience, such are the principal means for arriving at truth.
– Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829), French naturalist

Signoff/Announcements ()

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

Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference^[10]
Fact/Description
Fact/Description

References

Vocabulary

[1] ScienceAlert: For 75 Years, The US Had an 'Endless Frontier' of Science. Now It's Coming to an End

[2] Universe Today: An ocean floor bacteria has been found with a totally bizarre metabolism

[3] BBC News: Can you kill coronavirus with UV light?

[4] ScienceDaily: Diamonds shine in energy storage solution

[5] The Florida Aquarium Makes History Again! (scroll down the website to read the press release)

[6] The Conversation: Coronavirus - How accurate are Coronavirus tests?

[7] NASA: Study Suggests Rainfall Triggered 2018 Kīlauea Eruption

[8] Tech Xplore: Delivery drones instead of postal vans? Study reveals drones still consume too much energy

[9] MDPI: Chemosensory Sensitivity after Coffee Consumption Is Not Static: Short-Term Effects on Gustatory and Olfactory Sensitivity

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 == Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> ==

SGU Episode 772: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:06, 25 September 2020

Contents

Introduction

COVID-19 Update ()

News Items

Science: the Endless Frontier ()

Bizarre Bacteria ()

UV Light and Covid-19 ()

Diamond Energy Storage ()

Reproducing Cactus Coral ()

Who's That Noisy? ()

New Noisy ()

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

Question #1: False Negatives ()

Science or Fiction ()

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Signoff/Announcements ()

Today I Learned

References

Vocabulary

Navigation menu

SGU Episode 772: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:06, 25 September 2020

Introduction

COVID-19 Update ()

News Items

Science: the Endless Frontier ()

Bizarre Bacteria ()

UV Light and Covid-19 ()

Diamond Energy Storage ()

Reproducing Cactus Coral ()

Who's That Noisy? ()

New Noisy ()

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

Question #1: False Negatives ()

Science or Fiction ()

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Signoff/Announcements ()

Today I Learned

References

Vocabulary

Navigation menu

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