SGU Episode 840

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SGU Episode 840
August 13th 2021
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SGU 839                      SGU 841
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.
Pope John Paul II
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Introduction

Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

News Items

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IPCC Sixth Report ()

• IPCC 2021 Report on Climate Change

Yellowstone Myths ()

• Don’t Call It a Supervolcano

Going to Mars ()

• Going to Mars

Spacesuit Delay ()

• NASA’s new space suits are delayed, making a 2024 Moon landing ‘not feasible’

Scamming Teens ()

• Tech-savvy teens falling prey to online scams faster than their grandparents

Who's That Noisy? ()

Answer to last week’s Noisy _swap_NNN_in_markup_for_episode_number:

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New Noisy ()

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Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

Question #1: Meat-eating Dinosaurs ()

Hi, Firstly: thank you for the most awesomest podcast! Every Monday I get up extra early (~3:00) in the morning so that I can listen to the new episodes while getting ready for work! Best morning of the week! Now for the question: My son, Måns, who just turned 3, is a huge dinosaur geek and knows species not even known to me (and I try to keep up and learn the names). Anyhow, he has lots of dino books that we read together almost every night. I usually ask him to tell me what kind of dinosaur this and that is. The other night I asked him to tell me if the different dinosaurs were grass- or meat-eaters (which he of course knew and happily told me). I went on to ask him HOW he knew (or thought) what they were eating. His answer was that they have pointy teeth (a quite “easy” conclusion) but also that the meat-eaters walk on two legs! I got a bit dumbstruck when I began thinking of it and couldn’t come up with a single meat-loving tetrapod, except perhaps Dimetrodon (which his books taught me are, in fact, NOT "real" dinosaurs). So, instead of consulting Google, I figured I could ask you guys first, and I told my son that I "know of some experts that I will ask!" 😁 Have a nice day and thanks again for the weekly entertainment!

– Best regards,
Emma, Sweden

Science or Fiction ()

Answer	Item
Fiction	Social interactions
Science	Other animals' beliefs
Science	Only humans cook food

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Rogue	Guess

Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: ___
Item #1: Humans are the only animals who have a process for starting or stopping a social interaction.
Item #2: To date there is no convincing evidence that animals have a theory of mind about what other animals believe.
Item #3: Humans are the only animals that cook their food.

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.
– Pope John Paul II (1920-2005)

Signoff/Announcements ()

S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.

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