SGU Episode 941

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SGU Episode 941
July 22nd 2023
"A 300,000-year-old hunting weapon has shone a new light on early humans as woodworking masters."
SGU 940                      SGU 942
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
Science is not about building a body of facts. It is a method for asking awkward questions and subjecting them to a reality-check, thus avoiding the human tendency to believe whatever makes them feel good.
Terry Pratchett, English humorist
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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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E:

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

News_Item_1 (m:ss)

• Early humans were weapon woodwork experts, study finds 

News_Item_2 ()

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Who's That Noisy? ()

Answer to previous Noisy:

_brief_description_of_answer_ _perhaps_with_a_link_

New Noisy ()

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Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

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Science or Fiction (h:mm:ss)

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Answer	Item
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Science

Host	Result
Steve

Rogue	Guess

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

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:40:35)

(quoted text)  – Terry Pratchett (1948-2015), English humorist, from The Science of Discworld

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
• Fact/Description
• Fact/Description

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