SGU Episode 948

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SGU Episode 948
September 9th 2023
"The USA has enough geothermal energy to power the entire country. Some are trying to unlock it by using techniques from the fracking boom."
SGU 947                      SGU 949
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
Not bound by facts, the hoax is free to fabricate feelings & the genres associated with them; it's this artfulness and ambiguity that help explain [its] popularity.
Kevin Young, American poet
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Introduction, past Dragon Cons; AI brain interpretation of song

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

News Items

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

ChatGPT Performs at University Level (m:ss)

• [url_from_show_notes _article_title_]

Geothermal Energy ()

• There's a Vast Source of Clean Energy Beneath Our Feet. And a Race to Tap It. 

Failed Star ()

• [url_from_show_notes _article_title_]

Doctor and NDEs ()

• [url_from_show_notes _article_title_]

Who's That Noisy? (51:54)

Answer to previous Noisy:

_brief_description_of_answer_ _perhaps_with_a_link_

New Noisy (55:29)

[Eerie mechanical gums, groans, and screeches]

what this week's noisy is

Announcements (56:04)

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Interview with Anna Blakney (58:26)

• SciComm and Vaccines

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Science or Fiction (1:29:34)

Theme: Negative results Item #1: _item_text_from_show_notes_ Item #2: _item_text_from_show_notes_ Item #3: _item_text_from_show_notes_

Answer	Item
Fiction
Science

Host	Result
Steve	clever

Rogue	Guess

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

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:42:22)

Not bound by facts, the hoax is free to fabricate feelings and the genres associated with them- it is this artfulness and ambiguity that help explain [its] popularity.  – Kevin Young (1970-present), American poet and the director of the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture , from Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News (2017)

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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