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=== Chuck Yeager Dies at 97 <small>()</small> === | === Chuck Yeager Dies at 97 <small>()</small> === | ||
* [ | * [https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/obituaries/story/2020-12-07/chuck-yeager-dead-pilot-sound-barrier Chuck Yeager, first pilot to break the sound barrier, dies at 97]<ref>[https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/obituaries/story/2020-12-07/chuck-yeager-dead-pilot-sound-barrier San Diego Union-Tribune: Chuck Yeager, first pilot to break the sound barrier, dies at 97]</ref> | ||
=== The Smellicopter <small>()</small> === | === The Smellicopter <small>()</small> === | ||
* [ | * [https://techxplore.com/news/2020-12-smellicopter-obstacle-avoiding-drone-moth-antenna.html 'The Smellicopter,' an obstacle-avoiding drone that uses a live moth antenna to seek out smells]<ref>[https://techxplore.com/news/2020-12-smellicopter-obstacle-avoiding-drone-moth-antenna.html Tech Xplore: 'The Smellicopter,' an obstacle-avoiding drone that uses a live moth antenna to seek out smells]</ref> | ||
=== COVID Anti-Vaxxers <small>()</small> === | === COVID Anti-Vaxxers <small>()</small> === | ||
* [ | * [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/06/us/politics/anti-vax-scientist-senate-hearing.html Anti-Vaccine Doctor Has Been Invited to Testify Before Senate Committee]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/06/us/politics/anti-vax-scientist-senate-hearing.html NYT: Anti-Vaccine Doctor Has Been Invited to Testify Before Senate Committee]</ref> | ||
=== Are We Ready for Aliens <small>()</small> === | === Are We Ready for Aliens <small>()</small> === | ||
* [ | * [https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/i-think-were-ready-for-aliens/ I Think We’re Ready for Aliens]<ref>[https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/i-think-were-ready-for-aliens/ Neurologica: I Think We’re Ready for Aliens]</ref> | ||
== Who's That Noisy? <small>()</small> == | == Who's That Noisy? <small>()</small> == | ||
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''Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.'' | ''Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.'' | ||
<blockquote>''' | <blockquote>'''Item #1:''' In the first instance of honey bees using a tool, they have been found to deliberately cover their nest entrance with animal feces in order to repel giant hornets.<ref>[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/honeybees-use-tools-dung-repels-giant-hornets NatGeo: Honeybees found using tools, in a first—to repel giant hornet attacks]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' In a new study of canine language ability, dogs demonstrated the ability to differentiate even words that differ by a single phoneme.<ref>[https://www.sciencealert.com/dogs-may-not-actually-understand-us-as-much-we-think-brain-scans-reveal ScienceAlert: Dogs Probably Don't Understand Us as Well as We Think, Brain Scans Reveal]</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' In a breakthrough study, a genetic therapy for an inherited mitochondrial eye disorder found that injecting the gene vector into one eye improved vision in both eyes.<ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/article/2262327-gene-therapy-injected-in-one-eye-can-travel-to-the-other-eye/ NewScientist: Gene therapy injected in one eye can travel to the other eye]</ref></blockquote> | ||
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=== | === Evan's Response === | ||
=== | === Bob's Response === | ||
=== | === Jay's Response === | ||
=== | === Cara's Response === | ||
=== | === Steve Explains Item #1 === | ||
=== | === Steve Explains Item #2 === | ||
=== | === Steve Explains Item #3 === | ||
== Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> == | == Skeptical Quote of the Week <small>()</small> == |
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SGU Episode 805 |
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December 12th 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 |
That which parents should take care of (here) is to distinguish between the wants of fancy, and those of nature. |
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Introduction[edit]
Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
COVID-19 Update ()[edit]
News Items[edit]
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Chuck Yeager Dies at 97 ()[edit]
The Smellicopter ()[edit]
COVID Anti-Vaxxers ()[edit]
Are We Ready for Aliens ()[edit]
Who's That Noisy? ()[edit]
- Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_
New Noisy ()[edit]
[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()[edit]
_consider_using_block_quotes_for_emails_read_aloud_in_this_segment_ with_reduced_spacing_for_long_chunks –
Question_Email_Correction #1: Protein Folding ()[edit]
Name That Logical Fallacy ()[edit]
- More on "Slippery Slope"
Science or Fiction ()[edit]
Answer | Item |
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Fiction | Dog language ability |
Science | Honey bees use a tool |
Science | Inherited eye disorder |
Host | Result |
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Steve | win |
Rogue | Guess |
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Evan | Dog language ability |
Bob | Dog language ability |
Jay | Inherited eye disorder |
Cara | Dog language ability |
Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Item #1: In the first instance of honey bees using a tool, they have been found to deliberately cover their nest entrance with animal feces in order to repel giant hornets.[5]
Item #2: In a new study of canine language ability, dogs demonstrated the ability to differentiate even words that differ by a single phoneme.[6]
Item #3: In a breakthrough study, a genetic therapy for an inherited mitochondrial eye disorder found that injecting the gene vector into one eye improved vision in both eyes.[7]
Evan's Response[edit]
Bob's Response[edit]
Jay's Response[edit]
Cara's Response[edit]
Steve Explains Item #1[edit]
Steve Explains Item #2[edit]
Steve Explains Item #3[edit]
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()[edit]
That which parents should take care of (here) is to distinguish between the wants of fancy, and those of nature.
– John Locke (1632-1704), from Some Thoughts Concerning Education, 1693
Signoff/Announcements ()[edit]
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[edit]
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[8]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References[edit]
- ↑ San Diego Union-Tribune: Chuck Yeager, first pilot to break the sound barrier, dies at 97
- ↑ Tech Xplore: 'The Smellicopter,' an obstacle-avoiding drone that uses a live moth antenna to seek out smells
- ↑ NYT: Anti-Vaccine Doctor Has Been Invited to Testify Before Senate Committee
- ↑ Neurologica: I Think We’re Ready for Aliens
- ↑ NatGeo: Honeybees found using tools, in a first—to repel giant hornet attacks
- ↑ ScienceAlert: Dogs Probably Don't Understand Us as Well as We Think, Brain Scans Reveal
- ↑ NewScientist: Gene therapy injected in one eye can travel to the other eye
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
Vocabulary[edit]