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SGU Episode 963
December 23rd 2023
963 Iron Ship.jpg

"A prominent extraterrestrial-hunting scientist thinks that more than 50 tiny, metal spheres pulled from the Pacific Ocean might be the work of intelligent aliens. Others are skeptical." [1]

SGU 962                      SGU 964

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Guest

EB: Eli Bosnick,
American comedian & podcaster

Quote of the Week

It's all about being a part of something in the community, socializing with people who share interests and coming together to help improve the world we live in.

Zach Braff, American actor and filmmaker

Links
Download Podcast
Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, Live from NotACon

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

Quickie with Steve (3:59)



News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

Making Lunar Roads with Sunlight (6:12)


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...gets everywhere.

Misinformation vs Disinformation (15:50)

  • [url_from_show_notes _article_title_][4]


Gravitational Waves As Fast As Light (33:20)


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Fluoride and IQ (43:43)


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Homeopathy Article Retracted (1:01:22)


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Dark GPT (1:10:40)


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...500-something transcripts...

Special Segment: "That was definitely paranormal!" (1:23:18)

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Science or Fiction (1:28:11)

Theme: Extinction

Item #1: After the Permian extinction 252 million years ago, the land was dominated by large amphibians, until late in the Triassic when dinosaurs rose to prominence.[9]
Item #2: The T-rex lifespan was only about 28 years, with the oldest specimen being 29 years old.[10]
Item #3: The Pyrenean Ibex was the only animal ever to be brought back from extinction.[11]

Answer Item
Fiction Large amphibians dominated until the late Triassic
Science T-rex's lifespan
Science
Extinct ibex brought back
Host Result
Steve sweep
Rogue Guess
Eli
 Extinct ibex brought back
Cara
 T-rex's lifespan
Jay
 T-rex's lifespan
Bob
 T-rex's lifespan
Evan
 Extinct ibex brought back
Audience
 Extinct ibex brought back

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

Eli's Response

Cara's Response

Jay's Response

Bob's Response

Evan's Response

Audience's Response

Steve Explains Item #1

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #3

S: ...it's a pretty animal...

Wikipedia: Pyrenean ibex















Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:39:19)


It's all about being a part of something in the community, socializing with people who share interests and coming together to help improve the world we live in.

 – Zach Braff (1975-present), American actor and filmmaker 


Signoff

S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe. (applause)

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[12]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Live Science: 'Anomalous' metal spheres unlikely to be alien technology, despite Harvard scientist's claim
  2. ↑ Research Notes of the AAS: Anthropogenic Coal Ash as a Contaminant in a Micro-meteoritic Underwater Search
  3. ↑ Space.com: Scientists want to make moon roads by blasting lunar soil with sunlight
  4. ↑ [url_from_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  5. ↑ Big Think: Light and gravitational waves don’t arrive simultaneously
  6. ↑ Science-Based Medicine: Fluoride and IQ
  7. ↑ Retraction Watch: Paper on homeopathy for ADHD retracted for "deficiencies"
  8. ↑ Yahoo Finance: Combatting ChatGPT's Evil Spawn: How Fraud Tools Like WormGPT, WolfGPT And FraudGPT Make Phishing Easier And Malware More Powerful
  9. ↑ No reference given
  10. ↑ No reference given
  11. ↑ Wikipedia: Pyrenean ibex
  12. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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