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=== Why Is Life Symmetrical <small>(12:21)</small> ===
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* [https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/why-is-life-symmetrical/ Why Is Life Symmetrical]<ref>[https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/why-is-life-symmetrical/ Neurologica: Why Is Life Symmetrical]</ref>
   
   
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* [https://cosmosmagazine.com/people/culture/language-evolution-gestures-sign/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=language-evolution-gestures-sign Language was born in the hands]<ref>[https://cosmosmagazine.com/people/culture/language-evolution-gestures-sign/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=language-evolution-gestures-sign Cosmos: Language was born in the hands]</ref>


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* [https://www.miragenews.com/holographic-plasma-lenses-for-ultra-high-power-742907/ Holographic plasma lenses for ultra-high-power lasers]<ref>[https://www.miragenews.com/holographic-plasma-lenses-for-ultra-high-power-742907/ Mirage News: Holographic plasma lenses for ultra-high-power lasers]</ref>


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SGU Episode 871
March 19th 2022
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SGU 870                      SGU 872

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guest

MCL: Michelle Ciulla Lipkin,
Executive Director of the National Association for Media Literacy Education

Quote of the Week

But my experience has taught me two lessons: first, that things are seen plainer after the events have occurred; second, that the most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticized.

Ulysses S. Grant, 18th U.S. president

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Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, Ides, Smells, Caffeine OD

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

Announcements: Arizona Live Shows, other shows (5:42)

Daylight Savings Time to be permanent in the USA (7:22)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Why Is Life Symmetrical (12:21)

Evolution of Language (29:45)

Moon Rocks (41:32)

Plasma Lens (51:43)

International Paranormal Conference (1:02:37)

Who's That Noisy? (1:08:45)

Answer to previous Noisy:
Pair of Tasmanian devils


New Noisy (1:13:41)

[building up and loud, echoey cracking and popping]

J:... If you have any ideas what that noise is, or if you heard something cool--it could have happened at home, at work, while you were shopping, I actually don't care--but if you heard something cool, you send it in, and I'll play it.

Interview with Michelle Ciulla Lipkin (1:14:40)


Science or Fiction (1:38:14)

Item #1: Researchers identify two genes that allow people to have full sleep benefits from only 4-6 hours of sleep a night, and as a bonus, protect against the pathology of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease.[6]
Item #2: Scientists have developed a tiny EMP protection device that can shunt electricity at up to 6,400 volts in a few billionths of a second.[7]
Item #3: A reexamination of data demonstrates that as many as 20% of exoplanets previously validated through the transmit method are instead small stars.[8]

Answer Item
Fiction 20% of exoplanets are stars!
Science Tiny E.M.P. protection device
Science
Genes for full sleep benefits
Host Result
Steve swept
Rogue Guess
Bob
 20% of exoplanets are stars!
Jay
 20% of exoplanets are stars!
Cara
 20% of exoplanets are stars!
Evan
 20% of exoplanets are stars!

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

Bob's Response

Jay's Response

Cara's Response

Evan's Response

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #3

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:50:27)

But my experience has taught me two lessons: first, that things are seen plainer after the events have occurred; second, that the most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticized.
– Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), 18th president of USA

Signoff (1:51:24)

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: Why Is Life Symmetrical
  2. ↑ Cosmos: Language was born in the hands
  3. ↑ Guardian Mag: NASA Studies 50-Year-Old Lunar Sample to Prep for Return to Moon
  4. ↑ Mirage News: Holographic plasma lenses for ultra-high-power lasers
  5. ↑ The Rice Thresher: Rice hosts conference on paranomal [sic] phenomena
  6. ↑ iScience: Familial natural short sleep mutations reduce Alzheimer pathology in mice
  7. ↑ ScienceDaily: Record-breaking, ultrafast devices step to protecting the grid from EMPs
  8. ↑ The Astronomical Journal: Revisiting Kepler Transiting Systems: Unvetting Planets and Constraining Relationships among Harmonics in Phase Curves
  9. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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