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SGU Episode 784
July 18th 2020
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SGU 783                      SGU 785

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guest

SA: Stephon Alexander

Quote of the Week

Hopefully, the 27th time’s the charm.

Grant Imahara

Links
Download Podcast
Show Notes
Forum Discussion


Introduction

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


In memoriam: Grant Imahara ()

COVID-19 Update ()

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

"Dog Years" Myth ()

Fighting Climate Change with Rock Dust ()

Visual Perception and Filtering ()

Underused Terahertz Radiation ()

Interview with Stephon Alexander ()

  • The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe

Science or Fiction ()

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Item #1: Scientists have developed an organic solvent that can dissolve any source of cellulose at room temperature, tripling the efficiency of producing biofuel from plant waste. [6]
Item #2: Scientists have demonstrated a solar energy converter with 85% efficiency and project a cost of 3 cents per kilowatt hour.[7]
Item #3: Researchers have developed a catalyst that can be used in the conversion of sea water to fuel and calculate that it will function at industrial scale.[8]

[Rogue’s] Response

[Rogue’s] Response

[Rogue’s] Response

[Rogue’s] Response

Steve Explains [Item #]

Steve Explains [Item #]

Steve Explains [Item #]

Answer Item
Fiction Organic solvent
Science {{{science1}}}
Host Result
Steve sweep
Rogue Guess


Who's That Noisy? ()

  • Answer to last week’s Noisy: Drill Cleaner

New Noisy ()

[brief, vague description of Noisy]

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Hopefully, the 27th time's the charm. – Grant Imahara

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. ↑ Today: Forget 'dog years' - Scientists say we've been calculating our pups' ages wrong
  2. ↑ Ars Technica: Spreading rock dust on farms could be a major climate action
  3. ↑ Neurologica: Imagining vs. Seeing
  4. ↑ Neurologica: The Brain's Filter
  5. ↑ Phys.org: Underused part of the electromagnetic spectrum gets optics boost from metamaterial
  6. ↑ ScienMag: Love-hate relationship of solvent and water leads to better biomass breakup
  7. ↑ New Orleans CityBusiness: Tulane scientists build high-performing hybrid solar energy converter
  8. ↑ Energy & Environmental Science: Assessing the viability of K-Mo2C for reverse water–gas shift scale-up: molecular to laboratory to pilot scale
  9. ↑ publication: [url-for-TIL title]

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