SGU Episode 776: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (added guest rogue DC) |
m (→Science or Fiction (): fixed quote and apostrophe marks) |
||
| (25 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{Episode|5|23|2020}}<!-- | ||
<!-- | |||
Use {{Episode|M|D|YYYY}} for the outline. | |||
You should EITHER replace it with the "transcribing all" template: | |||
{{transcribing all | {{transcribing all | ||
|transcriber = | |transcriber = | ||
|date | |date = YYYY-MM-DD | ||
}} | }} | ||
OR | OR with the "transcribing section" template: | ||
{{transcribing section | {{transcribing section | ||
|transcriber = | |transcriber = | ||
|date | |date = YYYY-MM-DD | ||
}} | }} | ||
If you use the "transcribing section" template at the top of "your" transcript, make sure you have a | If you use the "transcribing section" template (at the top of "your" transcript), make sure you have a {{transcribing}} template above whichever section you're currently working on | ||
{{Editing required | --> | ||
|transcription | {{Editing required (w/links) | ||
|proof-reading | |transcription = y | ||
|time-stamps | |proof-reading = <!-- please only include when some transcription is present. --> | ||
|formatting | |time-stamps = y | ||
|links | |formatting = y | ||
|Today I Learned list | |links = y | ||
|categories | |Today I Learned list = y | ||
|segment redirects | |categories = y | ||
|segment redirects = y <!-- redirect pages for segments with head-line type titles --> | |||
|}} | |}} | ||
{{UseOutline}} <!-- Remove when transcription is complete --> | |||
{{InfoBox | {{InfoBox | ||
|episodeNum = 776 | |episodeNum = 776 | ||
|episodeDate | |episodeDate = {{month|5}} {{date|23}} 2020 | ||
|verified = <!-- leave blank until verified, then put a 'y'--> | |verified = <!-- leave blank until verified, then put a 'y'--> | ||
|episodeIcon = <!-- use "File:" and file name for image on show notes page--> | |episodeIcon = <!-- use "File:" and file name for image on show notes page--> | ||
|previous = 775 | |previous = 775 | ||
|next = 777 | |next = 777 | ||
|bob = <!-- leave blank if absent --> | |bob =y <!-- leave blank if absent --> | ||
|cara = <!-- leave blank if absent --> | |cara =y <!-- leave blank if absent --> | ||
|jay = <!-- leave blank if absent --> | |jay =y <!-- leave blank if absent --> | ||
|evan = <!-- leave blank if absent --> | |evan =y <!-- leave blank if absent --> | ||
|perry = <!-- don’t delete from this infobox list, out of respect --> | |perry =<!-- don’t delete from this infobox list, out of respect --> | ||
|guest1 = DC: David Cheeseman | |guest1 = DC: David Cheeseman, {{w|Certified Information Systems Security Professional|CISSP}} | ||
| | |qowText = Mathematical science shows what is. It is the language of unseen relations between things. But to use and apply that language, we must be able fully to appreciate, to feel, to seize the unseen, the unconscious. | ||
| | |qowAuthor = {{w|Ada Lovelace}}, early computer programmer | ||
|qowText = | |downloadLink = https://media.libsyn.com/media/skepticsguide/skepticast2020-05-23.mp3 | ||
|qowAuthor = | |forumLink = https://sguforums.org/index.php?topic=51929.0 | ||
|downloadLink = | }}<!-- | ||
|forumLink = https://sguforums.org/index.php? | Note that you can put each Rogue’s infobox initials inside triple quotes to make the initials bold in the transcript. This is how the final statement from Steve is typed at the end of this transcript: '''S:''' —and until next week, this is your {{SGU}}. | ||
}} | --> | ||
<!-- | |||
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
''You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.'' | ''Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.'' | ||
<!-- at least this is usually the first thing we hear --> | <!-- at least this is usually the first thing we hear --> | ||
<!-- here is a typical intro by Steve, with (applause) descriptors for during live shows: | |||
'''S:''' Hello and welcome to the {{SGU|link=y}}. ''(applause)'' Today is _______, and this is your host, Steven Novella. ''(applause)'' Joining me this week are Bob Novella ... | |||
'''B:''' Hey, everybody! ''(applause)'' | |||
'''S:''' Cara Santa Maria... | |||
'''C:''' Howdy. ''(applause)'' | |||
'''S:''' Jay Novella ... | |||
'''J:''' Hey guys. ''(applause)'' | |||
'''S:''' And Evan Bernstein ... | |||
'''E:''' Good evening folks! ''(applause)''--> | |||
== | == COVID-19 Update <small>()</small> == | ||
* [https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/no-benefit-from-hydroxychloroquine-for-covid-19/ Neurologica: No Benefit from Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19]<ref>[https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/no-benefit-from-hydroxychloroquine-for-covid-19/ Neurologica: No Benefit from Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19]</ref> | |||
== News Items == | == News Items == | ||
| Line 70: | Line 85: | ||
'''E:''' | '''E:''' | ||
<!-- those triple quotes are how you get the initials to be bolded. Remember to use double quotes and parentheses for things like (laughter) and (applause). It’s a good practice to use brackets for things like [inaudible] and [sarcasm]. --> | |||
''(laughs)'' | |||
''(laughter)'' | ''(laughter)'' | ||
''(applause)'' | ''(applause)'' | ||
[inaudible] | |||
=== | === Online Symptom Checkers <small>()</small> === | ||
* [https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/low-accuracy-in-online-symptom-checkers/ Neurologica: Low Accuracy in Online Symptom Checkers]<ref>[https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/low-accuracy-in-online-symptom-checkers/ Neurologica: Low Accuracy in Online Symptom Checkers]</ref> | |||
=== | === Crewed Dragon <small>()</small> === | ||
* [https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-demo-2-one-week.html Space.com: SpaceX just one week away from launching 1st astronauts on Crew Dragon for NASA]<ref>[https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-demo-2-one-week.html Space.com: SpaceX just one week away from launching 1st astronauts on Crew Dragon for NASA]</ref> | |||
=== | === Robot Boots <small>()</small> === | ||
* [https://theconversation.com/robo-boot-concept-promises-50-faster-running-134105 The Conversation: Robo-boot concept promises 50% faster running]<ref>[https://theconversation.com/robo-boot-concept-promises-50-faster-running-134105 The Conversation: Robo-boot concept promises 50% faster running]</ref> | |||
=== Small Modular Reactors <small>()</small> === | |||
* [https://www.genewsroom.com/press-releases/us-department-energy-awards-two-advanced-reactor-projects-utilizing-bwrx-300-small GE: U.S. Department of Energy Awards Two Advanced Reactor Projects Utilizing the BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Design]<ref>[https://www.genewsroom.com/press-releases/us-department-energy-awards-two-advanced-reactor-projects-utilizing-bwrx-300-small GE: U.S. Department of Energy Awards Two Advanced Reactor Projects Utilizing the BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Design]</ref> | |||
== Who's That Noisy? <small>()</small> == | |||
* Answer to last week’s Noisy: {{w|Domesticated red fox|Pet Fox}} Steals Phone<ref>[https://www.boredpanda.com/fox-steals-phone-saveafox-rescue/ This Sneaky Fox Steals A Woman’s Phone, Runs Away While It’s Still Recording, Tries To Bury It]</ref> | |||
=== New Noisy <small>()</small> === | |||
[brief, vague description of Noisy] | |||
== | == Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups <small>()</small> == | ||
=== | === Email #1: V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai misinformation <small>()</small> === | ||
= | <blockquote><p style="line-height:125%">Could you PLEASE talk about this MIT Ph.D. that has been spreading misinformation about COVID?! This is the description to his latest FB live: "Dr. Shiva LIVE: Hydroxychloroquine - How It Works, Benefits and Side Effects. Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, MIT PhD in Biological Engineering, the Inventor of Email, world-renowned Systems Biologist, Innovator, Scientist will share the molecular systems biology of Hydroxycholorquine on how it works, its benefits and side effects." He also claims he invented email! - Gary W. Candido</p></blockquote> | ||
== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> == | == Science or Fiction <small>()</small> == | ||
{{SOFResults | |||
|fiction= baker's dozen <!--- short word or phrase representing the item ---> | |||
|fiction2 = <!-- leave blank if absent --> | |||
|science1 = presliced ban<!-- short word or phrase representing the item --> | |||
|science2 = dyed brown<!-- leave blank if absent --> | |||
|science3 = <!-- leave blank if absent --> | |||
|rogue1= David <!--- rogues in order of response ---> | |||
|answer1=dyed brown <!--- short word or phrase representing the guess ---> | |||
|rogue2=Bob | |||
|answer2=dyed brown | |||
|rogue3=Evan | |||
|answer3=dyed brown | |||
|rogue4=Jay <!-- delete/leave blank if absent --> | |||
|answer4=baker's dozen <!-- delete/leave blank if absent --> | |||
|rogue5= Cara <!-- delete/leave blank if absent --> | |||
|answer5=baker's dozen <!-- delete/leave blank if absent --> | |||
'' | |host= Steve <!--- asker of the questions ---> | ||
<!-- for the result options below, | |||
only put a 'y' next to one. --> | |||
|sweep= <!-- all the Rogues guessed wrong --> | |||
|clever= <!-- each item was guessed (Steve's preferred result) --> | |||
|win= y <!-- at least one Rogue guessed wrong, but not them all --> | |||
|swept= <!-- all the Rogues guessed right --> | |||
'' | }} | ||
''Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.'' | |||
Item #1: The | <blockquote>'''Theme: Bread'''<br>'''Item #1:''' The U.S. Government banned presliced bread in 1943, but the ban lasted only several months due to widespread protest.<ref>[https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/569606/time-us-government-banned-sliced-bread Mental Floss: The Time the U.S. Government Banned Sliced Bread]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' In the U.S., some products sold as wheat bread are just white bread dyed brown with caramel coloring.<ref>[https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/brown-bread-vs-whole-wheat-9104.html SF Gate: Brown Bread Vs. Whole Wheat]</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' A "baker's dozen" is 13, originally used as a marketing ploy, as 13 is prime and cannot be easily divided, encouraging purchase of the full "dozen."<ref>[https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/Bakers-dozen.html The meaning and origin of the expression: Baker's dozen]</ref></blockquote> | ||
=== David's Response === | |||
=== Bob's Response === | |||
== | === Evan's Response === | ||
=== | === Jay's Response === | ||
=== Cara's Response === | |||
== | === Steve Explains Item #_n_ === | ||
=== | === Steve Explains Item #_n_ === | ||
=== | === Steve Explains Item #_n_ === | ||
== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> == | == Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> == | ||
| Line 119: | Line 175: | ||
<!-- For the quote display, use block quote with no marks around quote followed by a long dash and the speaker's name, possibly with a reference. For the QoW in the recording, use quotation marks for when the Rogue actually reads the quote. --> | <!-- For the quote display, use block quote with no marks around quote followed by a long dash and the speaker's name, possibly with a reference. For the QoW in the recording, use quotation marks for when the Rogue actually reads the quote. --> | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote>Mathematical science shows what is. It is the language of unseen relations between things. But to use and apply that language, we must be able fully to appreciate, to feel, to seize the unseen, the unconscious. <br>– {{w|Ada Lovelace}} (1815-1852), English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.<!--also from show notes, but left out in case Evan reads this part: "She was the first to recognize that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and published the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine. As a result, she is widely regarded as the first to recognize the full potential of computers and one of the first computer programmers."--></blockquote> | ||
== Signoff/Announcements <small>()</small> == <!-- if the signoff/announcements don't immediately follow the QoW or if the QoW comments take a few minutes, it would be appropriate to include a timestamp for when this part starts --> | == Signoff/Announcements <small>()</small> == <!-- if the signoff/announcements don't immediately follow the QoW or if the QoW comments take a few minutes, it would be appropriate to include a timestamp for when this part starts --> | ||
| Line 128: | Line 184: | ||
{{Outro664}} | {{Outro664}} | ||
== Today I Learned == | == Today I Learned == | ||
* Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference<ref>[url for TIL | * Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference<ref>[url-for-TIL publication: title]</ref> <!-- add this format to include a referenced article, maintaining spaces: <ref>[URL publication: title]</ref> --> | ||
* Fact/Description | * Fact/Description | ||
* Fact/Description | * Fact/Description | ||
| Line 134: | Line 190: | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
=== Vocabulary === | |||
<references group=v/> <!-- | |||
to tag a vocab word in your transcription, type <ref group=v>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/WORD Wiktionary: WORD]</ref> after the word, or after the punctuation mark if the vocab word is the last word in a sentence. --> | |||
{{Navigation}} <!-- inserts images that link to the previous and next episode pages --> | {{Navigation}} <!-- inserts images that link to the previous and next episode pages --> | ||
{{Page categories | {{Page categories <!-- it helps to write a short description with the (episode number) which can then be used to search for the [Short description (####)]s to create pages for redirects--> | ||
|Guest Rogues = y <!-- David Cheeseman (776) --> | |Guest Rogues = y <!-- David Cheeseman (776) --> | ||
|Live Recording = | |Live Recording = | ||
|Interview = | |Interview = <!-- search for [NAME interview: TOPIC (####)] to create a redirect page--> | ||
|Amendments = | |Amendments = | ||
|Alternative Medicine = | |Alternative Medicine = | ||
| Line 161: | Line 219: | ||
|Logic & Philosophy = | |Logic & Philosophy = | ||
|Myths & Misconceptions = | |Myths & Misconceptions = | ||
|Name That Logical Fallacy = | |||
|Nature & Evolution = | |Nature & Evolution = | ||
|Neuroscience & Psychology = | |Neuroscience & Psychology = | ||
| Line 174: | Line 233: | ||
|Science & the Media = | |Science & the Media = | ||
|SGU = | |SGU = | ||
|SoF with a Theme = <!-- redirect created for Bread (776) --> | |||
|Technology = | |Technology = | ||
|UFOs & Aliens = | |UFOs & Aliens = | ||
|What's the Word? = <!-- search for [WORD (#### WTW)] to create a redirect page--> | |||
|Other = | |Other = | ||
| | |Randi Speaks = | ||
|Skeptical Puzzle = | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 16 April 2022
|
This transcript is not finished. Please help us finish it! Add a Transcribing template to the top of this transcript before you start so that we don't duplicate your efforts. |
Template:Editing required (w/links) You can use this outline to help structure the transcription. Click "Edit" above to begin.
| SGU Episode 776 |
|---|
| May 23rd 2020 |
 |
| (brief caption for the episode icon) |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Guest |
DC: David Cheeseman, CISSP |
| Quote of the Week |
Mathematical science shows what is. It is the language of unseen relations between things. But to use and apply that language, we must be able fully to appreciate, to feel, to seize the unseen, the unconscious. |
Ada Lovelace, early computer programmer |
| Links |
| Download Podcast |
| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction
Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
COVID-19 Update ()
News Items
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Online Symptom Checkers ()
Crewed Dragon ()
Robot Boots ()
Small Modular Reactors ()
- GE: U.S. Department of Energy Awards Two Advanced Reactor Projects Utilizing the BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Design[5]
Who's That Noisy? ()
New Noisy ()
[brief, vague description of Noisy]
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()
Email #1: V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai misinformation ()
Could you PLEASE talk about this MIT Ph.D. that has been spreading misinformation about COVID?! This is the description to his latest FB live: "Dr. Shiva LIVE: Hydroxychloroquine - How It Works, Benefits and Side Effects. Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, MIT PhD in Biological Engineering, the Inventor of Email, world-renowned Systems Biologist, Innovator, Scientist will share the molecular systems biology of Hydroxycholorquine on how it works, its benefits and side effects." He also claims he invented email! - Gary W. Candido
Science or Fiction ()
| Answer | Item |
|---|---|
| Fiction | Baker's dozen |
| Science | Presliced ban |
| Science | Dyed brown |
| Host | Result |
|---|---|
| Steve | win |
| Rogue | Guess |
|---|---|
David | Dyed brown |
Bob | Dyed brown |
Evan | Dyed brown |
Jay | Baker's dozen |
Cara | Baker's dozen |
Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Theme: Bread
Item #1: The U.S. Government banned presliced bread in 1943, but the ban lasted only several months due to widespread protest.[7]
Item #2: In the U.S., some products sold as wheat bread are just white bread dyed brown with caramel coloring.[8]
Item #3: A "baker's dozen" is 13, originally used as a marketing ploy, as 13 is prime and cannot be easily divided, encouraging purchase of the full "dozen."[9]
David's Response
Bob's Response
Evan's Response
Jay's Response
Cara's Response
Steve Explains Item #_n_
Steve Explains Item #_n_
Steve Explains Item #_n_
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
Mathematical science shows what is. It is the language of unseen relations between things. But to use and apply that language, we must be able fully to appreciate, to feel, to seize the unseen, the unconscious.
– Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.
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
- ↑ Neurologica: No Benefit from Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
- ↑ Neurologica: Low Accuracy in Online Symptom Checkers
- ↑ Space.com: SpaceX just one week away from launching 1st astronauts on Crew Dragon for NASA
- ↑ The Conversation: Robo-boot concept promises 50% faster running
- ↑ GE: U.S. Department of Energy Awards Two Advanced Reactor Projects Utilizing the BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Design
- ↑ This Sneaky Fox Steals A Woman’s Phone, Runs Away While It’s Still Recording, Tries To Bury It
- ↑ Mental Floss: The Time the U.S. Government Banned Sliced Bread
- ↑ SF Gate: Brown Bread Vs. Whole Wheat
- ↑ The meaning and origin of the expression: Baker's dozen
- ↑ [url-for-TIL publication: title]
Vocabulary
|
|
|