SGU Episode 954

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SGU Episode 954
October 21st 2023
Vlad the Impaler was a 15th century prince and military leader who was so terrifying, he's thought to have inspired the creation of the literary vampire, Count Dracula.
SGU 953                      SGU 955
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
Our ignorance is profound, forgivable and temporary. There are only two true errors: One is believing that we have no errors left to make, and the other is believing that those errors are permanent and irreversible.
Adam Mastroianni, American experimental psychologist
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Introduction, Annular Eclipse 2023

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

Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023

Swindler's List: The IT Scam (4:59)

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Driverless Cars (15:18)

• Update on Self-Driving Cars

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Dead Whale Mystery (24:06)

• "Unusual" Mystery of Dead Whales Washing Up on US Coast May Be Solved

Filtering Wildfire Air (33:39)

• Air purifiers aren’t enough to clean your home from wildfire smoke

New Law of Nature Proposed (39:55)

• Scientists propose sweeping new law of nature, expanding on evolution

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The Real Count Dracula (47:04)

• "Resurrecting" the legendary figure behind Count Dracula

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_text_about_weeping_blood_(Transcriptionist's note: the Casino Royale (2006) Bond villain, Le Chiffre, had haemolacria)

Who's That Noisy? (1:01:24)

Answer to previous Noisy:

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New Noisy (1:05:27)

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Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:07:10)

Email #1: Last After the Big Bang

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Science or Fiction (1:13:46)

Theme: Infectious disease Item #1: A new study finds that the risk of getting Guillain Barre Syndrome within 6 weeks after COVID increases by six times, and decreases by more than half after getting the BioNTech vaccine. Item #2: A new study finds that approximately 50,000 deaths per year in the Americas can be attributed to antimicrobial resistance. Item #3: Since 2010 the number of reported tick-borne infections in the US has increased 10 fold.

Answer	Item
Fiction	AMR deaths in the Americas
Science	GBS risk with/without vaccine
Science	Tick-borne infections increase

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess
Evan	Tick-borne infections increase
Jay	AMR deaths in the Americas
Bob	AMR deaths in the Americas
Cara	AMR deaths in the Americas

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

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:36:58)

Our ignorance is profound, forgivable and temporary. There are only two true errors: One is believing that we have no errors left to make, and the other is believing that those errors are permanent and irreversible.  – Adam Mastroianni, American experimental psychologist

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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