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SGU Episode 970
February 10th 2024
970 micrograph microbiome.jpg

"Obelisks comprise a class of diverse RNAs that have colonized and gone unnoticed in human and global microbiomes." [1]

SGU 969                      SGU 971

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

E: Evan Bernstein

Quote of the Week

I don't wish to be without my brains, tho' they doubtless interfere with a blind faith, which would be very comfortable.

Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and writer

Links
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Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, Eclipse 2024 planning

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

What's the Word? (6:14)

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

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

New Class of Microbes Found (12:01)



B:...could be meatballs...

SLIM Lunar Tech (22:08)


Misinformation and Wellness Influencers (32:29)


Super Earth in Habitable Zone (50:10)


Climate Change and Storms (58:32)


Who's That Noisy? (1:09:22)

Answer to previous Noisy:
Pulsejet engine ... on an ice buggy

New Noisy (1:15:09)

[Melodic beeping with robotic voice]

J:...There's something very particular going on here...

Announcements (1:16:21)

...A thousand episodes...


Name That Logical Fallacy (1:19:51)

  • "Weaponized pedantry"

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Science or Fiction (1:27:41)

Theme: SGU Shark Week

Item #1: _item_text_from_show_notes_[7]
Item #2: _item_text_from_show_notes_[8]
Item #3: _item_text_from_show_notes_[9]

Answer Item
Fiction
Science
Host Result
Steve clever
Rogue Guess

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

Jay's Response

Evan's Response

Cara's Response

Bob's Response

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #1




A shark's vertebral bands, or growth rings, show the shark's growth rate, similar to that of a tree. Click/tap image for article.[10]





















Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:40:20)


I don't wish to be without my brains, tho' they doubtless interfere with a blind faith which would be very comfortable.

 – Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), English mathematician and writer 


_Rogue_mentions_SGU_discussing_Lovelace_previously_

Signoff (1:46:41)

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[11]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description

References

  1. ↑ bioRxiv: 'Obelisks': Entirely New Class of Life Has Been Found in The Human Digestive System
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named obelist
  3. ↑ Space.com: SLIM lander's precise 'moon sniper' tech will lend itself to future lunar missions
  4. ↑ Neurologica: The Menace of Wellness Influencers
  5. ↑ ABC News: NASA announces new 'super-Earth': Exoplanet orbits in 'habitable zone,' is only 137 light-years away
  6. ↑ Live Science: We may need a new 'Category 6' hurricane level for winds over 192 mph, study suggests
  7. ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  8. ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  9. ↑ [url_from_SoF_show_notes _publication_: _article_title_]
  10. ↑ A-Z Animals: Discover What Great White Shark Growth Rings Are and What They Tell About Them
  11. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

Vocabulary

  1. ↑ Wiktionary: cardinal
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