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== Introduction, Live from DragonCon 2023 ==
== Introduction, Live from DragonCon 2023 ==
''Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.''<!--
''Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.''


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'''S:''' Hello and welcome to the {{SGU|link=y}}. Today is Sunday, September 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2023, and this is your host, Steven Novella. ''(applause)'' Joining me this week are Bob Novella...  
 
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'''B:''' Hey, everybody! ''(applause)''
'''B:''' Hey, everybody! ''(applause)''
'''S:''' Cara Santa Maria...
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== Reflections on DragonCon Panels ==
== Reflections on DragonCon Panels ==

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SGU Episode 956
November 4th 2023
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SGU 955                      SGU 957

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guest

CH: Christian Hubicki,



professor of Robotics

Quote of the Week

The dangers of not thinking clearly are much greater now than ever before. It's not that there's something new in our way of thinking – it's that credulous and confused thinking can be much more lethal in ways it was never before.

Carl Sagan, American astronomer

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Introduction, Live from DragonCon 2023

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

S: Hello and welcome to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe. Today is Sunday, September 3rd, 2023, and this is your host, Steven Novella. (applause) Joining me this week are Bob Novella...

B: Hey, everybody! (applause)

S: Jay Novella...

J: Hey guys. (applause)

S: ...and Evan Bernstein.

E: Hi everyone! (applause)

Reflections on DragonCon Panels

Skepticism and Gaming (m:ss)

Government Coverup of UAPs (m:ss)

Generation Ships (14:04)

Pre-special Report: A changing Earth (28:40)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Augmented Reality Interactions (31:16)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_][1]


Guest Rogue & Disruptive Technology (47:37)

Recent Mission to the Moon (54:43)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_][2]


Different Types of Mass (1:04:23)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_][3]


Star May Become a Magnetar (1:15:11)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_][4]


Special Report: Global Warming Policy (1:25:14)

Solar power & the US power grids

"Carrot" vs. "stick" incentives

Electric vehicles

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Science or Fiction (1:43:23)

Theme: Fan conventions

Item #1: _item_text_from_show_notes_[5]
Item #2: _item_text_from_show_notes_[6]
Item #3: _item_text_from_show_notes_[7]

Answer Item
Fiction
Science
Host Result
Steve sweep
Rogue Guess
Christian
Bob
Jay
Evan
Audience

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

Christan's Response

Bob's Response

Jay's Response

Evan's Response

Audience's Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:55:50)


(quoted text)

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


Robotics in 30 years, Signoff (1:57:36)

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[8]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

References

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