SGU Episode 974

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SGU Episode 974
March 9th 2024
"Sinking ground and rising sea levels will put more than half a million people at risk of repeated flooding across 32 U.S. coastal cities, new research shows."  Click for image details Flooding in the neighborhood of Freeport, Long Island, on Jan. 13, 2024. (Image credit: Getty Images)
SGU 973                      SGU 975
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
Most deadly errors arise from obsolete assumptions.
Frank Herbert, American sci-fi author
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Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction, food delivery problems

Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

Quickie with Bob: Colliding Neutron Stars (9:28)

• Colliding neutron stars hint at new physics that could explain dark matter
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News Items

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Sinking Cities (11:29)

• 32 U.S. cities, including New York and San Francisco, are sinking into the ocean and face major flood risks by 2050, new study reveals 

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Hypervaccination (20:42)

• Hypervaccination

Conspiracy Theorists and Disease X (32:53)

• Conspiracy Theorists Are Profiting Off a Disease That Doesn't Exist Yet

Celebrities and Flat Earth (41:29)

• "A planet in the sky gave a rat’s a** about anything in your life": Even Neil deGrasse Tyson Lost it after Amber Rose's Dumb Pseudoscience Question
• NFL Draft Prospect Tyler Owens Says He Doesn't 'Believe in Space' and 'Other Planets'

Superconducting Magnets and Fusion (57:09)

• Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready for fusion

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Who's That Noisy? (1:11:37)

Answer to previous Noisy:

Balloon popping in sound-enhancing room then one popping in a sound-dampening room: "Balloon pop: reverb room vs. anechoic chamber"

New Noisy (1:15:32)

[Warbly, old-time recording of a piano tune interlaced with kazoo-like instrument]

what this Noisy is

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups

Follow-up #1: Moon's orbit (1:19:50)

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Science or Fiction (1:23:20)

Theme: Daylight Saving Time Item #1: A study of over 200 thousand malpractice claims finds that daylight saving time is associated with worse severity of incidents and higher average payments than standard time. Item #2: Credit for the first serious proposal of daylight saving time goes to entomologist, George Vernon Hudson, who presented the idea in 1895 because he wanted more time in the evening for bug collection. Item #3: Among its many detrimental effects, daylight saving time is associated with an increase in overall crime compared to standard time.

Answer	Item
Fiction	DST increases crime
Science	DST = worse malpractice
Science	Credited to entomologist

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess
Bob	Credited to entomologist
Evan	DST increases crime
Cara	DST increases crime
Jay	DST increases crime

Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Bob's Response

Evan's Response

Cara's Response

Jay's Response

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:38:11)

Most deadly errors arise from obsolete assumptions.  – Frank Herbert (1920-1986), American science-fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels

Signoff

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.

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Today I Learned

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