SGU Episode 875
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SGU Episode 875 | |
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April 16th 2022 | |
SGU 874 | SGU 876 |
Skeptical Rogues | |
S: Steven Novella | |
B: Bob Novella | |
C: Cara Santa Maria | |
J: Jay Novella | |
E: Evan Bernstein | |
G: George Hrab | |
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Quote of the Week | |
Let us tenderly and kindly cherish therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write. | |
John Adams, second president of the United States | |
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Download Podcast | |
Show Notes | |
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Introduction, Live from Boston, Accents[edit]
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
Special Segment: Over/Under? (1:39)[edit]
Avocados (2:25)[edit]
Minecraft (3:42)[edit]
New Year's Eve (6:50)[edit]
College (8:12)[edit]
Bacon (13:31)[edit]
Radio (14:06)[edit]
First Amendment (17:58)[edit]
News Items[edit]
S:
B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
New CRISPR Mechanism to Turn On Genes (24:50)[edit]
Acrhomatic X-Ray Lenses (45:05)[edit]
Cleaning Solar Panels (52:20)[edit]
Public Media and Healthy Democracy (1:00:45)[edit]
Pareidolia and Gender (1:15:17)[edit]
Science or Fiction (1:24:44)[edit]
Theme: New England Geology
Item #1: New England is primarily composed of volcanic island arcs.
Item #2: Plymouth Rock geologically originated in northern Canada and was deposited in its current location by the Laurentide glacier 20,000 years ago.
Item #3: New England was adjacent to modern day Morocco in Africa when part of Pangea, evidenced by their identical lithographic sequences.
Answer | Item |
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Fiction | plymouth rock origin, glacier |
Science | volcanic island arcs |
Science | once adjacent to morocco |
Host | Result |
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Steve | clever |
Rogue | Guess |
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Jay | once adjacent to morocco |
Evan | once adjacent to morocco |
Bob | volcanic island arcs |
Cara | volcanic island arcs |
George | plymouth rock origin, glacier |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Jay's Response[edit]
Evan's Response[edit]
Bob's Response[edit]
Cara's Response[edit]
George's Response[edit]
Audience's Response[edit]
Steve Explains Item #1[edit]
Steve Explains Item #2[edit]
Steve Explains Item #3[edit]
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:42:42)[edit]
Let us tenderly and kindly cherish therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.
– John Adams (1735-1826), second president of the United States
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[6]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Neurologica: Using CRISPR to Turn Genes On
- ↑ Nature Communications: An achromatic X-ray lens
- ↑ MIT News: How to clean solar panels without water
- ↑ Nieman Lab: Do countries with better-funded public media also have healthier democracies? Of course they do
- ↑ PNAS: Illusory faces are more likely to be perceived as male than female
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
Vocabulary[edit]
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