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| SGU Episode 808 |
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| January 2nd 2021 |
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| (brief caption for the episode icon) |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
You are modern humans of the civilized world. And modern humans rise beyond all laws and superstitions of the society. They help their fellow beings to rise from the ashes of ignorance, illusion and fear. |
Abhijit Naskar, neuroscientist [1] |
| Links |
| Download Podcast |
| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction
Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
2021 Psychic Predictions ()
COVID-19 Update ()
News Items
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
The New SARS-CoV-2 variant ()
Satellites Made from Wood ()
Quantum Computing ()
Who's That Noisy? (1:18:16)
- Answer to last week’s Noisy: Verrazano Bridge Groans and Shifts in High Winds
New Noisy (1:27:51)
[whooshing/whirring noise]
Announcements (1:29:01)
Science or Fiction (1:30:16)
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | Year getting longer |
| Science | Short Roman calendar |
| Science | Gregorian vs Julian |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | swept |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Cara | Year getting longer |
Evan | Year getting longer |
Jay | Year getting longer |
Bob | Year getting longer |
Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Theme: The Calendar
Item #1: The ancient Roman calendar year originally contained only 304 days.[5]
Item #2: In the last 2000 years the year has increased by 2.8 seconds due to the slowing of the Earth’s rotation.[6]
Item #3: While the Gregorian calendar was first proclaimed official in 1582, the Julian calendar is still used by several groups even though it is now 13 days off.[7]
Cara's Response
Evan's Response
Jay's Response
Bob's Response
Steve Explains Item #1
Steve Explains Item #3
Steve Explains Item #2
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:47:28)
You are modern humans of the civilized world. And modern humans rise beyond all laws and superstitions of the society. They help their fellow beings to rise from the ashes of ignorance, illusion and fear.
– Abhijit Naskar, neuroscientist[1]
Signoff (1:49:58)
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[8]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wordpress: Abhijit Naskar
- ↑ NY Times: Coronavirus Variant Is Indeed More Transmissible, New Study Suggests
- ↑ BBC News: Japan developing wooden satellites to cut space junk
- ↑ Phys.org: Important milestone in the creation of a quantum computer
- ↑ TimeAndDate.com: The Roman Calendar
- ↑ NASA: NASA Explains Why Clocks Will Get an Extra Second on June 30
- ↑ Wikipedia: Julian calendar
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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