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SGU Episode 878
May 7^th 2022

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SGU 877 SGU 879
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don’t alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views.
1977 Doctor Who, fictional British TV Time Lord
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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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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]

Who's That Noisy? ()

Answer to previous Noisy:

New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

short_text_from_transcript

Announcements ()

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

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Email #1: Lemuria ()

Science or Fiction ()

Theme: Critical Thinking
Item #1: A recent systematic review of belief in the paranormal finds a robust correlation with intuitive thinking, increased confirmation bias, and reduced conditional reasoning.^[6]
Item #2: A recent study finds that the more certain subjects were about the future course of the pandemic the more likely they were to follow recommended preventive protocols.^[7]
Item #3: Research consistently finds that people have an action bias – they will favor doing something over doing nothing even if it worsens outcomes.^[8]

Answer	Item
Fiction	Certainty follows health protocols
Science	Paranormal beliefs triple-correlate
Science	People have an action bias

Host	Result
Steve

Rogue	Guess

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

_Rogue_ Response

Steve Explains Item #_n_

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common.
They don’t alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views.
– 1977 Doctor Who, fictional British TV Time Lord

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^[9]
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Notes

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[1] Neurologica: Sustainable Jet Fuels

[2] Nature: Massive study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour

[3] Neuroscience News: Cognitive Impairment From Severe COVID-19 Equivalent to 20 Years of Aging

[4] Yahoo Finance: Can the World Feed Itself? Historic Fertilizer Crunch Threatens Food Security

[5] Live Science: The universe could stop expanding 'remarkably soon', study suggests

[6] PLOS ONE: Paranormal beliefs and cognitive function: A systematic review and assessment of study quality across four decades of research

[7] ScienceDirect: When knowledge is blinding: The dangers of being certain about the future during uncertain societal events

[8] SciTechDaily: Action Bias: Why It’s So Hard To Stay in the Same Line at the Supermarket

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SGU Episode 878: Difference between revisions

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Contents

Introduction

News Items

Sustainable Jet Fuel ()

Dog Personality ()

COVID and Cognitive Aging ()

Fertilizer Shortage ()

Cosmic Expansion ()

Who's That Noisy? ()

New Noisy ()

Announcements ()

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

Email #1: Lemuria ()

Science or Fiction ()

_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 ()

Signoff/Announcements ()

Today I Learned

Notes

References

Vocabulary

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SGU Episode 878: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 08:45, 12 May 2022

Introduction

News Items

Sustainable Jet Fuel ()

Dog Personality ()

COVID and Cognitive Aging ()

Fertilizer Shortage ()

Cosmic Expansion ()

Who's That Noisy? ()

New Noisy ()

Announcements ()

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

Email #1: Lemuria ()

Science or Fiction ()

_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 ()

Signoff/Announcements ()

Today I Learned

Notes

References

Vocabulary

Navigation menu

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