SGU Episode 962

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SGU Episode 962
December 16th 2023
962 Moon NASA Apollo Concept.jpg

"The moon is in a new epoch, researchers have said: the lunar Anthropocene." [1]

SGU 961                      SGU 963

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guest

Jessica McCabe,
American YouTube personality

Quote of the Week

I'd rather live in a world where I get to love the moon than in one where I don't, even if the moon won't return the feeling.

Alex London, American writer

Links
Download Podcast
Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, Evan's bicep recovery

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

Coyote follow-up (6:46)

Special Discussion: Phone scams follow-up (11:30)

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News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Human Brain Supercomputer (22:47)


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Mini Announcement (30:32)

Sodium Ion Batteries (31:03)


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Lab Grown Coffee (41:04)


Lunar Anthropocene (49:34)


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Who's That Noisy? (54:59)

New Noisy (59:33)

[mechanical squeaking]

what this week's Noisy is

Announcements (1:00:05)

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:01:25)

Follow-up #1: Nazi synthetic fuel

Potent Quotables (1:05:34)

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Interview with Jessica McCabe (1:15:41)

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Science or Fiction (1:41:33)

Theme: Milestones in 2023

Item #1: Vinyl record sales topped CD record sales for the first time since 1987.[5]
Item #2: Over 10,000 journal articles were retracted in 2023, more than twice as many as any previous year.[6]
Item #3: More than 10% of people in Japan, the oldest country in the world, are over 90 years old.[7]

Answer Item
Fiction 10% of Japanese >90yo
Science Vinyl sales > CD sales
Science
>10,000 articles retracted
Host Result
Steve win
Rogue Guess
Evan
>10,000 articles retracted
Bob
>10,000 articles retracted
Cara
10% of Japanese >90yo
Jay
10% of Japanese >90yo

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

Evan's Response

Bob's Response

Cara's Response

Jay's Response

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #3

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:53:18)


I'd rather live in a world where I get to love the moon than in one where I don't, even if the moon won't return the feeling.

 – Alex London, American writer 


Signoff/Announcements (1:54:36)

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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