SGU Episode 853
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SGU Episode 853 | |
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November 13th 2021 | |
SGU 852 | SGU 854 |
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 | |
When people see a story as an external object, then someone challenging the story is just making an intellectual argument. But when believers identify with a story, someone challenging the story is a personal threat. And since our brains are notoriously bad at distinguishing between our psychological identity and our physical body, the personal threat doesn’t feel like an insult—it feels like danger. | |
Tim Urban, writer/illustrator | |
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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 (1:17)[edit]
- New Antivirals
News Items[edit]
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Moon Return Delayed (11:59)[edit]
Brain Stimulation Treatment (18:27)[edit]
Carbon to Rock (33:49)[edit]
Astronaut Brain Damage (44:42)[edit]
Who's That Noisy? (52:05)[edit]
New Noisy (55:42)[edit]
[constant electronic droning sound with MIDI-like tones playing a melody]
J: So if you think you know what this week's Noisy is or, please, if you've heard something cool
Announcements (56:39)[edit]
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (59:45)[edit]
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Email(s) #1: Organic Farming[edit]
Science or Fiction (1:18:52)[edit]
Answer | Item |
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Fiction | eyewitness identification consistency |
Science | human neurons differ from mammals' |
Science | sun-like stars engulfing systems |
Host | Result |
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Steve | win |
Rogue | Guess |
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Evan | sun-like stars engulfing systems |
Jay | eyewitness identification consistency |
Bob | eyewitness identification consistency |
Cara | eyewitness identification consistency |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Item #1: MIT scientists find that human neurons differ from all other mammalian neurons tested, having a significantly lower density of ion channels.[5]
Item #2: A new analysis suggests that as many as 35% of sun-like stars may engulf and consume their planetary system.[6]
Item #3: A new study finds that eyewitness identification can have greater accuracy with multiple testing to demonstrate consistency.[7]
Evan's Response[edit]
Jay's Response[edit]
Bob's Response[edit]
Cara's Response[edit]
Steve Explains Item #1[edit]
Steve Explains Item #3[edit]
Steve Explains Item #2[edit]
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:36:24)[edit]
When people see a story as an external object, then someone challenging the story is just making an intellectual argument. But when believers identify with a story, someone challenging the story is a personal threat. And since our brains are notoriously bad at distinguishing between our psychological identity and our physical body, the personal threat doesn’t feel like an insult—it feels like danger.
– Tim Urban, writer/illustrator and editor of Wait But Why website
Signoff/Announcements ()[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]
- ↑ Phys.org: NASA pushes back crewed Moon landing to 2025 or later
- ↑ Neurologica: Brain Stimulation for Cognitive Control
- ↑ Tech Xplore: In Iceland, CO2 sucked from the air is turned to rock
- ↑ ZME Science: Astronauts may suffer from long-term brain damage, blood tests show
- ↑ MIT News: Study finds a striking difference between neurons of humans and other mammals
- ↑ Nature: Chemical evidence for planetary ingestion in a quarter of Sun-like stars
- ↑ Psychological Science in the Public Interest: Test a Witness’s Memory of a Suspect Only Once
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
Vocabulary[edit]
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