SGU Episode 841
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SGU Episode 841 | |
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August 21st 2021 | |
SGU 840 | SGU 842 |
Skeptical Rogues | |
S: Steven Novella | |
B: Bob Novella | |
C: Cara Santa Maria | |
J: Jay Novella | |
E: Evan Bernstein | |
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Quote of the Week | |
The goal of science is to make the wonderful and complex understandable and simple – but not less wonderful. | |
Herbert A. Simon, American economist, political scientist and cognitive psychologist | |
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Show Notes | |
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Introduction[edit]
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
COVID-19 Update ()[edit]
News Items[edit]
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
News_Item_1 ()[edit]
- [link_URL title][1]
News_Item_2 ()[edit]
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News_Item_3 ()[edit]
- [link_URL title][3]
News_Item_4 ()[edit]
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Who's That Noisy? ()[edit]
New Noisy ()[edit]
[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()[edit]
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Email #1: Animals that Cook ()[edit]
Science or Fiction (1:29:37)[edit]
Answer | Item |
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Fiction | saturn has a rocky core |
Science | auditory cortex's process |
Science | covid college drinking |
Host | Result |
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Steve | win |
Rogue | Guess |
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Jay | saturn has a rocky core |
Bob | auditory cortex's process |
Evan | saturn has a rocky core |
Cara | saturn has a rocky core |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Item #1: Neuroscientists find that the auditory cortex processes linguistic and non-linguistic sound in parallel, rather than serial hierarchical processing as previously believed.[5]
Item #2: A study of seismic activity within Saturn that ripples through its gas layers indicates that Saturn has a large, mostly solid rocky core.[6]
Item #3: A new survey finds that alcohol drinking among college students actually decreased during the COVID pandemic.[7]
Jay's Response[edit]
Bob's Response[edit]
Evan's Response[edit]
Cara's Response[edit]
Steve Explains Item #3[edit]
Steve Explains Item #1[edit]
Steve Explains Item #2[edit]
Skeptical Quote of the Week ()[edit]
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.
Today I Learned[edit]
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[8]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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Vocabulary[edit]
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