SGU Episode 969

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SGU Episode 969
February 3rd 2024
A deep-sea exploration company has captured a sonar image of an anomaly on the ocean floor that resembles an aircraft. The team believes the object could be Amelia Earhart's Lockheed 10-E Electra that went missing nearly 87 years ago. Credit: Deep Sea Vision/PR Newswire
SGU 968                      SGU 970
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Guest
DB: Dustin Bates, American rockstar
Quote of the Week
If you really want to rediscover wonder, you need to step outside of that tiny, terrified space of rightness and look around at each other and look out at the vastness and complexity and mystery of the universe and be able to say, "Wow, I don’t know. Maybe I’m wrong."
Kathryn Schulz, American journalist
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Introduction, time whiplash

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

News Items

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

Neuralink Implants Chip in Human (7:51)

• Neuralink Implants Chip in Human

_Rogue_mentions_Cara_meeting_Hawking_

Love on the Brain (18:39)

• [Science confirms it: Love leaves a mark on the brain https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240112114712.htm]

...rando...

Amelia Earhart Plane May Be Discovered (28:54)

• Explorers say they think they’ve found Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane 

Hiding Sickness (41:43)

• People Likely to Conceal Contagious Sickness for Social Commitments

Cicada Double Brood (52:04)

• Billions of cicadas are set to appear in a rare ‘double brood emergence,’ scientists say

Who's That Noisy? (1:00:10)

Answer to previous Noisy:

Shoe-billed stork clacking its mouth

"A Statuesque Shoebill Stork Sweetly Mimics the Movements of a Visiting Keeper" Click/tap image for article.

New Noisy (1:04:08)

[Hissing, vibrating, and ratcheting sounds]

J:...what this week's Noisy is...

Announcements (1:05:13)

_Jay_mentions_one_thousandth_episode_

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups

Question_Email_Correction #2: Long Acting Insulin (1:13:02)

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Interview with Dustin Bates (1:16:01)

• Dustin Bates, lead vocalist, songwriter and keyboardist for the American rock band Starset

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Science or Fiction (1:22:17)

Theme: Animal emotions Item #1: Most rats will stop pulling a lever to deliver a preferred treat if that lever also gives a fellow rat a small electric shock. Item #2: A recent study shows that goats are able to tell the difference between happy sounding and angry sound human voices. Item #3: Capuchin monkeys are one of the few non-human animals to be shown to cry emotional tears.

Answer	Item
Fiction	Capuchin emotional tears
Science	Rats have empathy?
Science	Goats differentiate voices

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess
Evan	Rats have empathy?
Bob	Rats have empathy?
Jay	Capuchin emotional tears
Cara	Capuchin emotional tears

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

Evan's Response

Bob's Response

Jay's Response

Cara's Response

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:36:14)

If you really want to rediscover wonder, you need to step outside of that tiny, terrified space of rightness and look around at each other and look out at the vastness and complexity and mystery of the universe and be able to say, "Wow, I don’t know. Maybe I’m wrong."  – Kathryn Schulz (1974-present), American journalist and author

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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Today I Learned

• Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference
• Fact/Description
• Fact/Description

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