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=== New Noisy <small>()</small> ===
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[two things in a jungle setting making horror movie-style cries/calls]


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'''J:''' ... If you think you know {{wtnAnswer|871|what it is}} or if you heard something really cool this week, you know what to do. You have to email me at WTN@theskepticsguide.org.


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== Announcements <small>(1:23:26)</small> ==


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SGU Episode 870
March 12th 2022
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SGU 869                      SGU 871

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

Guest

Brian Wecht, American theoretical physicist

Quote of the Week

Our Richie? The world’s smartest man? God help us!

Richard Feynman's mom

Links
Download Podcast
Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction

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

Ukraine Invasion Updates (2:45)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Solid State Batteries (14:06)

Are Coronal Loops Real? (24:56)

COVID Anosmia (34:25)

Alcohol and the Brain (43:48)

Special Report: Update on String Theory (57:23)

Quickie with Bob (1:14:49)

Who's That Noisy? (1:17:16)

Answer to previous Noisy:
Air going through 3D-printed vocal cords, esophagus, and palate of an ancient mummy


New Noisy (1:22:05)

[two things in a jungle setting making horror movie-style cries/calls]

J: ... If you think you know what it is or if you heard something really cool this week, you know what to do. You have to email me at WTN@theskepticsguide.org.

Announcements (1:23:26)

J: Now, Steve?

Science or Fiction (1:24:28)

Item #1: A new study calculates that the addition of lead to gasoline in the 20th century resulted in the loss of 824 million IQ points from more than 170 million Americans alive today.[6]
Item #2: The oldest Vampyropod squid fossil discovered, 328 million years old, indicates that the common ancestors between squid and octopuses had only two arms.[7]
Item #3: A study of linguistic convergence finds that people imitate speech they hear, even parts of speech they do not hear but anticipate, such as imitating parts of a Southern American accent they were not exposed to in the experiment.[8]

Answer Item
Fiction Two-armed ancestors
Science IQ points lost to lead
Science
Imitating anticipated speech
Host Result
Steve swept
Rogue Guess
Brian
 Two-armed ancestors
Bob
 Two-armed ancestors
Jay
 Two-armed ancestors
Cara
 Two-armed ancestors

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

Brian'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 (1:49:08)

Our Richie? The world's smartest man? God help us!
– Richard Feynman's mom

Signoff/Announcements (1:50:55)

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

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Notes

References

  1. ↑ Neurologica: Solid State Li-ion Batteries
  2. ↑ ScienceDaily: A solar illusion: Coronal loops may not be what they seem
  3. ↑ NYT: How the Coronavirus Steals the Sense of Smell
  4. ↑ Neurologica: Alcohol Is Bad for the Brain
  5. ↑ SciTech Daily: 3D-Printed “Nano-Skyscrapers” Help Bacteria Convert Sunlight Into Electricity
  6. ↑ Duke Institute for Brain Sciences: Lead Exposure in Last Century Shrunk IQ Scores of Half of Americans
  7. ↑ ScienceDaily: New species of extinct vampire-squid-like cephalopod is the first of its kind with 10 functional arms
  8. ↑ ScienceDaily: Anticipation and accents: Talking like a southerner even if you're not
  9. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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