SGU Episode 804

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SGU Episode 804
December 5th 2020
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SGU 803                      SGU 805
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
If you think back on all the movies you've ever seen with goodies and baddies, you always remember the baddie.
David Prowse, English bodybuilder and character actor
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Introduction

Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

News Items

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Have Archaeologists Found the Home of Jesus? ()

• Archaeologists Believe They've Unearthed Jesus's Childhood Home

Ancient Seeds ()

• Extinct date palms grown from 2000-year-old seeds found near Jerusalem

Treatment for Progeria ()

• The FDA has approved the first drug to treat the rapid-aging disease progeria

Protein Folding ()

• AI Mostly Solves Protein Folding

ISS Longevity ()

• Russia's Energia says ISS is close to ruin, nation should build its own space station instead

Who's That Noisy? ()

• Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_

New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

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Name That Logical Fallacy ()

• Slippery Slope

Science or Fiction (1:31:39)

Answer	Item
Fiction	Personal finances
Science	Cared for animal rights
Science	Assassination attempts

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess
Jay	Assassination attempts
Bob	Personal finances
Evan	Personal finances
Cara	Personal finances

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: Adolf Hitler
Item #1: Unscrupulous in amassing power, Hitler was, however, fastidious about personal finances, and had modest personal income and wealth from his government salary.
Item #2: Although there is some debate about how consistent he was, Hitler was a vegetarian based on principles of animal rights.
Item #3: Historians document at least 42 assassination attempts against Hitler, all of which were foiled, failed, or had to be abandoned.

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

If you think back on all the movies that you’ve ever seen where there are goodies and baddies, you always remember the baddie.
– David Prowse (1935-2020), English bodybuilder and character actor (including Darth Vader)

Signoff/Announcements ()

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

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