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SGU Episode 778
June 6^th 2020

(brief caption for the episode icon)
SGU 777 SGU 779
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
Quote of the Week
-- When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new. -- Everything in writing begins with language. Language begins with listening.
Dalai Lama Jeanette Winterson
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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

S:

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C:

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E:

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

Who's That Noisy? ()

Answer to last week’s Noisy: CRAM Gun^[6]

New Noisy ()

[brief, vague description of Noisy]

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

Question #1: Talking and Breathing ()

I hope you will make mention on your show of the killing of George Floyd. (And perhaps you already have, if you've already recorded this week's episode.) I think you could not just mention it as a topic that I think everyone basically needs to say something about in the current climate, but you could also discuss the pseudo-scientific myth that if you can talk, you must be able to breathe. Thanks. - Freeman Ng, Oakland, CA

Science or Fiction ()

Answer	Item
Fiction	Maize no big deal
Science	Artificial cells
Science	Flat universe

Host	Result
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Rogue	Guess

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Item #1: For the first time scientists have developed functional artificial red blood cells that not only can carry oxygen, but also deliver drugs.^[7]
Item #2: An unparalleled find of human remains at a site in South America spanning 9,000 years indicate that maize was only a minor contributor to overall diet until less than 1,000 years ago, when it eventually displaced other staples.^[8]
Item #3: Astronomers have made the most accurate measurements of dark energy to date, showing the universe is incredibly flat.^[9]

_Rogue_ Response

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.
– Dalai Lama

Everything in writing begins with language. Language begins with listening.
– Jeanette Winterson, English writer

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] Phys.org: New method for more accurate determination of time of death at crime scenes

[2] The Verge: What the future of the space station looks like after SpaceX’s historic launch

[3] Springer link: Police Brutality and Mistrust in Medical Institutions

[4] Neurologica: Journalism Without Skepticism

[5] Study Finds: True Best Friend - Dogs Really Will Rescue Their Owners...Or At Least They’ll Try

[6] Military.com: C-RAM System in Action

[7] Nanowerk: Synthetic red blood cells mimic natural ones, and have new abilities

[8] Exeter Research News: “Unparalleled” discovery of ancient skeletons sheds light on mystery of when people started eating maize

[9] ScienceDaily: New test of dark energy and expansion from cosmic structures

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 [inaudible]
-=== News Item 1 <small>()</small> ===
+=== More Accurate Time of Death <small>()</small> ===
-* [link URL publication: title]<ref>[url-from-news-item-show-notes publication: title]</ref>
+* [https://phys.org/news/2020-06-method-accurate-death-crime-scenes.html Phys.org: New method for more accurate determination of time of death at crime scenes]<ref>[https://phys.org/news/2020-06-method-accurate-death-crime-scenes.html Phys.org: New method for more accurate determination of time of death at crime scenes]</ref>
-=== News Item 2 <small>()</small> ===
+=== SpaceX and the ISS <small>()</small> ===
-* [link URL publication: title]<ref>[url-from-news-item-show-notes publication: title]</ref>
+* [https://www.theverge.com/21276881/nasa-spacex-iss-international-space-station-future-commercial The Verge: What the future of the space station looks like after SpaceX’s historic launch]<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/21276881/nasa-spacex-iss-international-space-station-future-commercial The Verge: What the future of the space station looks like after SpaceX’s historic launch]</ref>
-=== News Item 3 <small>()</small> ===
+=== Police Brutality Breeds Distrust <small>()</small> ===
-* [link URL publication: title]<ref>[url-from-news-item-show-notes publication: title]</ref>
+* [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40615-020-00706-w Springer link: Police Brutality and Mistrust in Medical Institutions]<ref>[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40615-020-00706-w Springer link: Police Brutality and Mistrust in Medical Institutions]</ref>
-=== News Item 4 <small>()</small> ===
+=== Journalists and UFOs <small>()</small> ===
-* [link URL publication: title]<ref>[url-from-news-item-show-notes publication: title]</ref>
+* [https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/journalism-without-skepticism/ Neurologica: Journalism Without Skepticism]<ref>[https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/journalism-without-skepticism/ Neurologica: Journalism Without Skepticism]</ref>
-=== News Item 5 <small>()</small> ===
+=== Will Your Dog Rescue You? <small>()</small> ===
-* [link URL publication: title]<ref>[url-from-news-item-show-notes publication: title]</ref>
+* [https://www.studyfinds.org/bff-dogs-really-will-rescue-their-owners-or-at-least-theyll-try/ Study Finds: True Best Friend - Dogs Really Will Rescue Their Owners...Or At Least They’ll Try]<ref>[https://www.studyfinds.org/bff-dogs-really-will-rescue-their-owners-or-at-least-theyll-try/ Study Finds: True Best Friend - Dogs Really Will Rescue Their Owners...Or At Least They’ll Try]</ref>
-== Skeptical Puzzle <small>()</small> ==
-* Answer to last week’s Puzzle: [brief description, perhaps with link]
-=== New Puzzle <small>()</small> ===
 == Who's That Noisy? <small>()</small> ==
-* Answer to last week’s Noisy: [brief description, perhaps with link]
+* Answer to last week’s Noisy: {{w|Counter_rocket,_artillery,_and_mortar|CRAM Gun}}<ref>[https://www.military.com/video/defense-systems/air-defense/c-ram-system-in-action/1650968835001 Military.com: C-RAM System in Action]</ref>
 === New Noisy <small>()</small> ===
@@ Line 117: / Line 112: @@
 == Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups <small>()</small> ==
-=== Question/Email/Correction #1: [brief description] <small>()</small> ===
+=== Question #1: Talking and Breathing <small>()</small> ===
-=== Question/Email/Correction #2: [brief description] <small>()</small> ===
+<blockquote><p style="line-height:125%">I hope you will make mention on your show of the killing of George Floyd. (And perhaps you already have, if you've already recorded this week's episode.) I think you could not just mention it as a topic that I think everyone basically needs to say something about in the current climate, but you could also discuss the pseudo-scientific myth that if you can talk, you must be able to breathe. Thanks. - Freeman Ng, Oakland, CA</p></blockquote>
 == Science or Fiction <small>()</small> ==
+{{SOFResults
-''Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.''
+|fiction	=	maize no big deal
+|fiction2	=	<!-- leave blank if absent -->
-<blockquote>'''Theme: ___''' <!--
+|science1	= 	artificial cells
-if there is a theme, make sure you type a 'y' next to the "SoF with a theme" category in the category list at the end. If no theme, remove "Theme" and the <br> before "Item #1"
+|science2	= 	flat universe
---><br>'''Item #1:''' ___<ref>[url-from-SoF-show-notes publication: title]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' ___<ref>[url-from-SoF-show-notes publication: title]</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' ___<ref>[url-from-SoF-show-notes publication: title]</ref><br>'''Item #4:''' ___<ref>[url-from-SoF-show-notes publication: title]</ref></blockquote>
+|science3	= 	<!-- leave blank if absent -->
-=== [Rogue’s] Response ===
+|rogue1		=	<!-- rogues in order of response -->
+|answer1	=	<!-- item guessed, using word or phrase from above -->
-=== [Rogue’s] Response ===
+|rogue2		=
+|answer2	=
-=== [Rogue’s] Response ===
+|rogue3		=
+|answer3	=
-=== [Rogue’s] Response ===
+|rogue4		=	<!-- leave blank if absent -->
+|answer4	=	<!-- leave blank if absent -->
-=== [Host] Explains Item #[n] ===
+|rogue5		=	<!-- leave blank if absent -->
+|answer5	=	<!-- leave blank if absent -->
-=== [Host] Explains Item #[n] ===
+|host		=	<!-- asker of the questions -->
-=== [Host] Explains Item #[n] ===
+<!-- 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		=	<!-- at least one Rogue guessed wrong, but not them all -->
+|swept		=	<!-- all the Rogues guessed right -->
+}}
+''Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.''
-=== [Host] Explains Item #[n] ===
+<blockquote>'''Item #1:''' For the first time scientists have developed functional artificial red blood cells that not only can carry oxygen, but also deliver drugs.<ref>[https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=55293.php Nanowerk: Synthetic red blood cells mimic natural ones, and have new abilities]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' An unparalleled find of human remains at a site in South America spanning 9,000 years indicate that maize was only a minor contributor to overall diet until less than 1,000 years ago, when it eventually displaced other staples.<ref>[http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_799398_en.html Exeter Research News: “Unparalleled” discovery of ancient skeletons sheds light on mystery of when people started eating maize]</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' Astronomers have made the most accurate measurements of dark energy to date, showing the universe is incredibly flat.<ref>[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200603120551.htm ScienceDaily: New test of dark energy and expansion from cosmic structures]</ref></blockquote>
-{{SOFResults
-|episodeNum=
-|fiction=    <!--- short word or phrase representing the item --->
-|rogue1=     <!--- rogues in order of response --->
+=== _Rogue_ Response ===
-|answer1=    <!--- short word or phrase representing the guess --->
-|rogue2=
+=== _Rogue_ Response ===
-|answer2=
-|rogue3=
+=== _Rogue_ Response ===
-|answer3=
-|rogue4=     <!-- delete/leave blank if absent -->
+=== _Rogue_ Response ===
-|answer4=    <!-- delete/leave blank if absent -->
-|rogue5=     <!-- delete/leave blank if absent -->
+=== _Host_ Explains Item #_n_ ===
-|answer5=    <!-- delete/leave blank if absent -->
-|host=       <!--- asker of the questions --->
+=== _Host_ Explains Item #_n_ ===
-<!-- 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=        <!-- at least one Rogue guessed wrong, but not them all -->
-|swept=      <!-- all the Rogues guessed right -->
-|otheritem1= <!-- item not guessed, delete/leave blank if absent -->
+=== _Host_ Explains Item #_n_ ===
-|otheritem2= <!-- item not guessed, delete/leave blank if absent -->
-|otheritem3= <!-- item not guessed, delete/leave blank if absent -->
-}}
 == Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> ==
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-<blockquote>When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new. <br>– Author <!-- <ref name=author/>[this is a second reference to an article attached to quote in the infobox] … don’t use if you just need a {{w|wikilink}} -->, [short description] </blockquote>
+<blockquote>When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new. <br>– {{w|Dalai Lama}}<br><br>Everything in writing begins with language. Language begins with listening.<br>– {{w|Jeanette Winterson}}, English writer</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 -->
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 |Guest Rogues			= <!-- search for [NAME (####)] to create a redirect page-->
 |Live Recording			=
 |Interview			= <!-- search for [NAME interview: TOPIC (####)] to create a redirect page-->

SGU Episode 778: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 09:36, 25 September 2020

Contents

Introduction

COVID-19 Update ()

News Items

More Accurate Time of Death ()

SpaceX and the ISS ()

Police Brutality Breeds Distrust ()

Journalists and UFOs ()

Will Your Dog Rescue You? ()

Who's That Noisy? ()

New Noisy ()

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

Question #1: Talking and Breathing ()

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 778: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 09:36, 25 September 2020

Introduction

COVID-19 Update ()

News Items

More Accurate Time of Death ()

SpaceX and the ISS ()

Police Brutality Breeds Distrust ()

Journalists and UFOs ()

Will Your Dog Rescue You? ()

Who's That Noisy? ()

New Noisy ()

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

Question #1: Talking and Breathing ()

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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