SGU Episode 939

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SGU Episode 939
July 8th 2023
"A recent study offered the “oldest decisive evidence” that our ancient hominid ancestors ate one another. But the field has a long history of overstating such claims, other scientists note."
SGU 938                      SGU 940
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.
Publilius Syrus, Latin writer from Antioch
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Introduction, Hottest day, Meaning of life

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

Quickie with Bob (11:55)

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   (Note: this article is not from the SGU show notes page)

News Items

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Activity Good for Quality of Life (15:19)

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Hominid Cannibals (25:19)

• Cannibalism, or 'Clickbait' for Paleoanthropology? 

Aspartame and Cancer (33:53)

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FAA Approves Flying Car (46:52)

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Neutrino Image of Milky Way (1:04:12)

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Who's That Noisy? (1:13:01)

Answer to previous Noisy:

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New Noisy (1:15:51)

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Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups

Question_Email_Correction #3: _brief_description_ (1:28:19)

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Science or Fiction (h:mm:ss)

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Answer	Item
Fiction
Science

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess

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

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:50:35)

(quoted text)  – (author of quote), (description of author)

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

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• Fact/Description
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