SGU Episode 874
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| SGU Episode 874 | |
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| April 9th 2022 | |
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| SGU 873 | SGU 875 |
| Skeptical Rogues | |
| S: Steven Novella | |
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| Quote of the Week | |
| I simply wish that, in a matter which so closely concerns the wellbeing of the human race, no decision shall be made without all the knowledge which a little analysis and calculation can provide. | |
| Daniel Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and physicist
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Introduction[edit]
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Declining April Fools' jokes (0:34)[edit]
Completion of the Human Genome (2:24)[edit]
More Phishing Emails (5:12)[edit]
News Items[edit]
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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Life on Europa (8:58)[edit]
Ancient Skull Surgery (22:46)[edit]
Artemis Stuck (30:11)[edit]
Most Distant Star (41:48)[edit]
Fake News (54:15)[edit]
- I'm a fact-checker at Snopes, the internet's authority on viral hoaxes. Here's how I tell if news is fake.[5]
Who's That Noisy? (1:02:09)[edit]
New Noisy (1:06:27)[edit]
[somewhat creepy beeps, chimes, and vibrating strings with intermittent whirs and synthesized chords]
J: ... Just go out there and tell me if you know what it is. And also...
Announcements (1:07:36)[edit]
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups (1:12:54)[edit]
Email #1: Evolution & Racism[edit]
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Interview with John Kiss (1:17:34)[edit]
Science or Fiction (1:33:16)[edit]
Theme: IPCC 2022 report[6]
Item #1: Carbon intensity (CO2 from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes per unit primary energy) decreased by 3% per year since 2010, mostly due to rapid increases in wind and solar energy.
Item #2: In 2019 22% of worldwide GHG emissions came from agriculture and forestry, greater than the transportation sector at 15%.
Item #3: 83% of cumulative CO2 emissions since 1850 were produced prior to 1990.
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | carbon intensity decrease |
| Science | agro & forestry > transpo |
| Science | 83% emissions prior to 1990 |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | clever |
| Rogue | Guess |
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| Evan | 83% emissions prior to 1990 |
| Bob | agro & forestry > transpo |
| Cara | agro & forestry > transpo |
| Jay | carbon intensity decrease |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Evan's Response[edit]
Bob's Response[edit]
Cara's Response[edit]
Jay's Response[edit]
Steve Explains Item #3[edit]
Steve Explains Item #2[edit]
Steve Explains Item #1[edit]
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:48:15)[edit]
I simply wish that, in a matter which so closely concerns the wellbeing of the human race, no decision shall be made without all the knowledge which a little analysis and calculation can provide.
– Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782), Swiss mathematician and physicist
Signoff[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[7]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Neurologica: Europa Clipper Mission and Life on Europa
- ↑ ScienceNews: North America’s oldest skull surgery dates to at least 3,000 years ago
- ↑ Space.com: Stuck valve stalls NASA's 2nd attempt to fuel giant Artemis 1 moon rocket
- ↑ Smithsonian Magazine: Hubble Telescope Spots the Most Distant Star Ever Detected in Outer Space
- ↑ Business Insider: I'm a fact-checker at Snopes, the internet's authority on viral hoaxes. Here's how I tell if news is fake.
- ↑ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Climate Change 2022 Mitigation of Climate Change
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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