SGU Episode 973

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SGU Episode 973
March 2nd 2024
"An American company has made history by becoming the first commercial outfit to put a spacecraft on the Moon."  "The Odysseus mission is funded by NASA as part of their program to develop private industry to send instruments and supplies to the Moon."
SGU 972                      SGU 974
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.
Robert Coveyou, American research mathematician
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Introduction, Leap year, AI Willy Wonka party

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

Special Discussion: Alabama SC Decision (7:28)

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News Items

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E:

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First Private Landing on the Moon (19:39)

• Odysseus Lands on the Moon 

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Sex Difference in the Brain (28:40)

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Bee Venom for Breast Cancer (37:29)

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Learning Empathy (48:02)

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Brightest Object (59:45)

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B: So it's been roughly 185,000 minutes (Transcriptionist's note: approximately 128 days) since I've had my last black hole news item^{[link needed]}.

...meatballs

Who's That Noisy? (1:10:10)

Answer to previous Noisy:

Half dollar pushed into dry ice (video in article)

New Noisy (1:13:49)

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

J:...If you think you know what it is...

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:28:56)

Correction #1: _brief_description_

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Science or Fiction (1:31:08)

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Answer	Item
Fiction
Science

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess

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

Evan's Response

Jay's Response

Bob's Response

Cara's Response

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:47:35)

The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.  – Robert Coveyou (1915-1996), American research mathematician who worked at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory

E:... "Random number generation is too important to be left to chance [sic]." ...

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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