SGU Episode 900
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| SGU Episode 900 |
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| October 8th 2022 |
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The silk moth, whose complete |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before. |
Stephen Hawking, English theoretical physicist |
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| Show Notes |
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Introduction
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
What's the Word? (6:20)
News Items
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (14:06)
Nobel Prize in Physics (22:55)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (30:46)
Homeopathy Lawsuit (40:37)
- [link_URL TITLE][7]
Silkworm Pangenome (49:49)
Quickie(s) with Steve (1:01:27)
New ALS Drug
- [link_URL TITLE][9]
3D Printing Computer Chips
- [link_URL TITLE][10]
Who's That Noisy? (1:12:00)
New Noisy (1:15:33)
[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]
Announcements (1:16:29)
Science or Fiction (1:18:41)
Theme: Adapting to Climate Change Item #1: Scientists at the University of the Philippines have proposed burying plastic waste beneath sinking islands to keep them above water.[11]
Item #2: China is at the forefront of building “sponge cities” – cities that incorporate features that absorb large amounts of water to help reduce storm water damage.[12]
Item #3: A glaciologist at Princeton University has proposed building massive miles-long seawalls at the bases of Antarctic and Greenland glaciers in order to delay their collapse, perhaps by hundreds of years.[13]
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| Rogue | Guess |
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Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Bob's Response
Evan's Response
Cara's Response
Jay's Response
Steve Explains Item #2
Steve Explains Item #1
Steve Explains Item #3
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()
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Signoff/Announcements ()
S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.
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Today I Learned
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[14]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes
References
- ↑ Nature: High-resolution silkworm pan-genome provides genetic insights into artificial selection and ecological adaptation
- ↑ Pediaa: Difference Between Hominid and Hominin
- ↑ Australian Musuem: Hominid and hominin – what’s the difference?
- ↑ NobelPrize.org: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022
- ↑ NobelPrize.org: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022
- ↑ NobelPrize.org: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2022
- ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes PUBLICATION: TITLE]
- ↑ Neurologica: Pangenome of the Domestic Silkworm
- ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes PUBLICATION: TITLE]
- ↑ [url_from_news_item_show_notes PUBLICATION: TITLE]
- ↑ No link: This was the fiction item.
- ↑ WIREs: Are sponge cities the solution to China's growing urban flooding problems?
- ↑ The Atlantic: A Radical New Scheme to Prevent Catastrophic Sea-Level Rise
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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