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SGU Episode 809
January 9th 2021
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SGU 808                      SGU 810

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella


Quote of the Week

Science and secrecy do not sit comfortably together. In technologically advanced democracies, it is almost an article of faith that openness is essential both for the advancement of science and for its beneficial interaction with society.

Sheila Jassanoff, American social scientist

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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

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

Canyons on Mars ()

Ethics of Brain-Machine Interface ()

Belief in Learning Styles ()

Ravens and Ape Intelligence ()

Who's That Noisy? ()

  • Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_

New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

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Question #1: Pornstar Names and Security ()

Science or Fiction ()

Answer Item
Fiction First seed-bearing plants
Science Green algae ancestor
Science
First trees 419 m.y.a.
Host Result
Steve
Rogue Guess

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: Plant Evolution
Item #1: All land plants derive from a common terrestrial ancestor, which was a green algae.[5]
Item #2: The first seed-bearing plants were cycads, palm-tree like gymnosperms that are still extant as a group today.[6]
Item #3: The first trees appeared around 419 million years ago, consisted of multiple columns around a hollow trunk and connected by soft tissue, and have no living descendants.[7]

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

_Rogue_ Response

Steve Explains Item #_n_

Steve Explains Item #_n_

Steve Explains Item #_n_

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Science and secrecy do not sit comfortably together. In technologically advanced democracies, it is almost an article of faith that openness is essential both for the advancement of science and for its beneficial interaction with society.
– Sheila Jassanoff, American social scientist

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.

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Today I Learned

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[8]
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Notes

References

  1. ↑ USA Today: New photos reveal massive canyon on Mars, the largest in the solar system, NASA says
  2. ↑ Scientific American: The Ethical Challenges of Connecting Our Brains to Computers
  3. ↑ Frontiers: How Common Is Belief in the Learning Styles Neuromyth, and Does It Matter? A Pragmatic Systematic Review
  4. ↑ Science News: 4-Months-Old Ravens Parallel Great Apes in Cognitive Skills, Study Shows
  5. ↑ New Phytologist Foundation: Plant evolution: landmarks on the path to terrestrial life
  6. ↑ LumenLearning.com: Evolution of Seed Plants
  7. ↑ Science: The world’s first trees grew by splitting their guts
  8. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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