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== Introduction ==
== Introduction, SGU turns 17, Favorite Memories ==
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=== Jay's receives Critical Thinking Award <small>(8:50)</small> ===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20220512002142/https://curiosityresearchfoundation.org/?page_id=2 2022 Critical Thinker Award]<!-- mind the URL! I archived the 2022 award page in case, when it's among the "previous awards", it can't be found easily in the future -->
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== Quickie with Bob <small>(13:12)</small> ==
* Solar Gravitational Lens update
'''B:''' ... [[SGU_Episode_812#quickie|If you watched Episode 812]] from early 2021, I entertainingly discussed the possibility of using the Sun as a solar gravitational lens.


== News Items ==
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=== Sustainable Jet Fuel <small>()</small> ===
=== Sustainable Jet Fuel <small>(17:41)</small> ===
* [https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/sustainable-jet-fuels/ Sustainable Jet Fuels]<ref>[https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/sustainable-jet-fuels/ Neurologica: Sustainable Jet Fuels]</ref>
* [https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/sustainable-jet-fuels/ Sustainable Jet Fuels]<ref>[https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/sustainable-jet-fuels/ Neurologica: Sustainable Jet Fuels]</ref>
   
   
=== Dog Personality <small>()</small> ===
=== Dog Personality <small>(29:14)</small> ===
* [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01193-1 Massive study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour]<ref>[https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01193-1 Nature: Massive study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour]</ref>
* [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01193-1 Massive study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour]<ref>[https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01193-1 Nature: Massive study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour]</ref>


=== COVID and Cognitive Aging <small>()</small> ===
=== COVID and Cognitive Aging <small>(44:19)</small> ===
* [https://neurosciencenews.com/covid-cognition-aging-20514/ Cognitive Impairment From Severe COVID-19 Equivalent to 20 Years of Aging]<ref>[https://neurosciencenews.com/covid-cognition-aging-20514/ Neuroscience News: Cognitive Impairment From Severe COVID-19 Equivalent to 20 Years of Aging]</ref>
* [https://neurosciencenews.com/covid-cognition-aging-20514/ Cognitive Impairment From Severe COVID-19 Equivalent to 20 Years of Aging]<ref>[https://neurosciencenews.com/covid-cognition-aging-20514/ Neuroscience News: Cognitive Impairment From Severe COVID-19 Equivalent to 20 Years of Aging]</ref>


=== Fertilizer Shortage <small>()</small> ===
=== Fertilizer Shortage <small>(54:42)</small> ===
* [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-feed-itself-historic-fertilizer-120018356.html Can the World Feed Itself? Historic Fertilizer Crunch Threatens Food Security]<ref>[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-feed-itself-historic-fertilizer-120018356.html Yahoo Finance: Can the World Feed Itself? Historic Fertilizer Crunch Threatens Food Security]</ref>
* [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-feed-itself-historic-fertilizer-120018356.html Can the World Feed Itself? Historic Fertilizer Crunch Threatens Food Security]<ref>[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-feed-itself-historic-fertilizer-120018356.html Yahoo Finance: Can the World Feed Itself? Historic Fertilizer Crunch Threatens Food Security]</ref>


=== Cosmic Expansion <small>()</small> ===
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=== Cosmic Expansion <small>(1:04:13)</small> ===
* [https://www.livescience.com/end-cosmic-expansion The universe could stop expanding 'remarkably soon', study suggests]<ref>[https://www.livescience.com/end-cosmic-expansion Live Science: The universe could stop expanding 'remarkably soon', study suggests]</ref>
* [https://www.livescience.com/end-cosmic-expansion The universe could stop expanding 'remarkably soon', study suggests]<ref>[https://www.livescience.com/end-cosmic-expansion Live Science: The universe could stop expanding 'remarkably soon', study suggests]</ref>


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SGU Episode 878
May 7th 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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Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, SGU turns 17, Favorite Memories

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

E: So this is the day when we're reminded that "sand is coarse and it gets everywhere."

Jay's receives Critical Thinking Award (8:50)

Quickie with Bob (13:12)

  • Solar Gravitational Lens update

B: ... If you watched Episode 812 from early 2021, I entertainingly discussed the possibility of using the Sun as a solar gravitational lens.

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Sustainable Jet Fuel (17:41)

Dog Personality (29:14)

COVID and Cognitive Aging (44:19)

Fertilizer Shortage (54:42)


Cosmic Expansion (1:04:13)

Who's That Noisy? (1:13:12)

Answer to previous Noisy:
Yellow-cheeked gibbons


New Noisy (1:18:12)

[machinery sounds, as of a jet engine or train rolling]

J: ... So if you think you know what this Noisy is, or if you heard something cool this week, email me at WTN@theskepticsguide.org.

Announcements (1:18:51)

J: Steve, a few things to talk about.

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:21:32)

Email #1: Lemuria

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Science or Fiction (1:27:10)

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 win
Rogue Guess
Bob
 People have an action bias
Evan
 Certainty follows health protocols
Jay
 Certainty follows health protocols
Cara
 Certainty follows health protocols

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

Bob's Response

Evan'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 (1:42:34)

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

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]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

Notes

References

  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
  9. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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