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SGU Episode 847
October 2nd 2021
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SGU 846                      SGU 848

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

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Author 


Links
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Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction

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

Ivory Billed Woodpecker Follow Up ()

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

News_Item_1 ()

  • [link_URL title][1]

Sub_section_1 ()

News_Item_2 ()

  • [link_URL title][2]

News_Item_3 ()

  • [link_URL title][3]

News_Item_4 ()

  • [link_URL title][4]

Name That Logical Fallacy ()


Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

_consider_using_block_quotes_for_emails_read_aloud_in_this_segment_ with_reduced_spacing_for_long_chunks –

Question #1: Theranos Scandal ()

Science or Fiction ()

Answer Item
Fiction Mother of all beasts
Science Bear dogs
Science
Aquatic sloths
Host Result
Steve win
Rogue Guess
Evan
Mother of all beasts
Bob
Bear dogs
Cara
Mother of all beasts

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


Theme: Extinct Mammals
Item #1: Amphicyons are commonly called “bear dogs” because they have a dog-like head on a bear-like body. They were up to 2.5 meters long and powerfully built to wrestle large prey to the ground.[5]
Item #2: Maiatherium or “mother of all beasts” is an extinct member of the weasel family the size of a large horse.[6]
Item #3: Thalassocnus was a genus of aquatic sloths, with later species fully adapted to the water and for grazing on deep water sea grass and seaweed.[7]

Evan's Response

Bob's Response

Cara's Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

TEXT
– AUTHOR (YYYY-YYYY), _short_description_

Signoff/Announcements ()

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Today I Learned

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

References

  1. [url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]
  2. [url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]
  3. [url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]
  4. [url_from_news_item_show_notes publication: title]
  5. PrehistoricWildlife.com: Amphicyon
  6. Synapsida: The Largest Weasel Ever?
  7. PrehistoricFauna.com: Aquatic marine sloth (Thalassocnus)
  8. [url_for_TIL publication: title]

Vocabulary


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