SGU Episode 780
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| SGU Episode 780 |
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| June 23rd 2020 |
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| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
'Science is elegant and beautiful, but it requires an effort to understand. This is a golden opportunity to educate people. Any person with a scientific temperament, not necessarily a scientist, cannot support these types of messages.' |
Hasan Al Hariri, CEO of the Dubai Astronomy Group, when asked about the June 21, 2020, doomsday insanity[1] |
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Introduction
Voiceover: You’re listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
S: Hello and welcome to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe. Today is _______, and this is your host, Steven Novella. Joining me this week are Bob Novella ...
B: Hey, everybody!
S: Cara Santa Maria...
C: Howdy.
S: Jay Novella ...
J: Hey guys.
S: And Evan Bernstein ...
E: Good evening folks!
COVID-19 Update ()
News Items
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E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Brain on a Chip ()
Twistronics ()
Drake Remix ()
Editing Human Embryos ()
Science or Fiction ()
Voiceover: It’s time for Science or Fiction.
Theme: Earth
Item #1: About 50% of the heat given off by the Earth’s interior is generated from radioactive decay.[6]
Item #2: Earth is the densest planet in the solar system.[7]
Item #3: The driest place on Earth is the Atacama Desert in Chile and Peru, which receives on average 15 mm of rainfall per year.[8]
[Rogue’s] Response
[Rogue’s] Response
[Rogue’s] Response
[Rogue’s] Response
[Host] Explains [Item #]
[Host] Explains [Item #]
[Host] Explains [Item #]
[Host] Explains [Item #]
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| Fiction | Atacama |
| Science | {{{science1}}} |
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Who's That Noisy? ()
- Answer to last week’s Noisy: [brief description, perhaps with link]
New Noisy ()
[brief, vague description of Noisy]
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()
Question/Email/Correction #1: [brief description] ()
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
Science is elegant and beautiful, but it requires an effort to understand. This is a golden opportunity to educate people. Any person with a scientific temperament, not necessarily a scientist, cannot support these types of messages. – Hasan Al Hariri, CEO of the Dubai Astronomy Group, when asked about the June 21, 2020, doomsday insanity[1]
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[9]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gulf News: Will the world come to an end on June 21?
- ↑ ScienceDaily: Engineers put tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses on a single chip
- ↑ Neurologica: What is Twistronics?
- ↑ Forbes: There Are At Least 36 Intelligent Alien Civilizations In Our Galaxy, Say Scientists
- ↑ OneZero: Scientists Edited Human Embryos in the Lab, and It Was a Disaster
- ↑ Physics World: Radioactive decay accounts for half of Earth’s heat
- ↑ Universe Today: How Dense Are The Planets?
- ↑ Universe Today: What is the Driest Place on Earth?
- ↑ [url for TIL, publication: title]
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