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SGU Episode 918
February 11th 2023
918 Quaoar ring.jpg

Artist's impression of how dwarf planet Quaoar and its ring might look like[1]

SGU 917                      SGU 919

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

Not all lucid dreams are useful, but they all have a sense of wonder. If you must sleep through a third of your life, why should you sleep through your dreams, too?

Stephen LaBerge, American psychophysiologist

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Introduction

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

Quickie with Steve (m:ss)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Lucky Girl Syndrome (m:ss)


More on Space Debris ()


Earthing Update ()


AI and Technosignatures ()


Paranormal Beliefs and Sleep ()


Who's That Noisy? ()

Answer to previous Noisy:
_brief_description_of_answer_ _perhaps_with_a_link_

New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

short_text_from_transcript

Announcements ()

Potent Quotables ()

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Science or Fiction (h:mm:ss)

Item #1: Scientists propose ejecting dust from the Moon to act as a shield between the Earth and Sun in order to mitigate global warming.[7]
Item #2: As mountain lion numbers increase, conservationists have proposed setting up traps that will dye their fur pink, or another bright color, to reduce their risk to humans and pets.[8]
Item #3: Neuroscientists propose using fMRI scanning to quantify subject reaction to a copycat trademark to see if it is too similar to an established trademark.[9]

Answer Item
Fiction
Science
Host Result
Steve
Rogue Guess

Voice-over: It's time for 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 ()


Not all lucid dreams are useful but they all have a sense of wonder about them. If you must sleep through a third of your life, why should you sleep through your dreams, too?

 – Steven LaBerge (1947-present), American psychophysiologist specializing in the scientific study of lucid dreaming. 


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[10]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

Notes

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 BBC: Astronomers discover unexpected new ring system around dwarf planet
  2. ↑ Live Science: Is 'lucky girl syndrome' trending on TikTok just old-school magical thinking?
  3. ↑ Space.com: How fallen space junk could aid the fight against orbital debris
  4. ↑ Science-Based Medicine: Earthing Update
  5. ↑ Space.com: Machine learning spots 8 potential technosignatures
  6. ↑ Journal of Sleep Research: The associations between paranormal beliefs and sleep variables
  7. ↑ PLOS Climate: Dust as a solar shield
  8. ↑ No reference given
  9. ↑ Science Advances: From scanner to court: A neuroscientifically informed “reasonable person” test of trademark infringement
  10. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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