Skeptics Guide

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #976 March 20th 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Steve www.bbc.com/ne... Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 - Starship’s Third Launch www.space.com/... News Item #2 - Extinct Flu Virus www.livescienc... News Item #3 - Keeping Voyager 1 Going arstechnica.co... News Item #4 - Death by Exorcism www.nbcnews.co... News Item #5 - Energy Demand Increasing theness.com/ne... Segment #3. Who’s That Noisy Segment #4. Your Questions and E-mails Question #1: Fighting Lions Segment #5. Science or Fiction Each week our host will come up with three science news items or facts, two genuine, one fictitious. He will challenge our panel of skeptics to sniff out the fake - and you can play along. Item 1: Researchers have developed a universal exoskeleton control system that can work for any user without the need for extensive calibration or training. Item 2: Scientists created a new method for using classic computers to error-correct quantum computers, resulting in a 60 qubit quantum computer with an accuracy rate of 91%. Item 3: New material design allows for structural wood to create buildings as high as 18 stories. Segment #6. Skeptical Quote of the Week “One takes comfort from the fact there is no Gresham’s laws in science. In the long run, good science drives out bad.” ― Martin Gardner

[@nicholaicheck]

[0:26] Spring has sprung [5:37] Quickie with Steve [9:54] News Item #1 - Starship’s Third Launch [17:43] News Item #2 - Extinct Flu Virus [26:08] News Item #3 - Keeping Voyager 1 Going [33:32] News Item #4 - Death by Exorcism [40:48] Sponsor: Factor Meals [41:58] News Item #5 - Energy Demand Increasing [54:23] Who’s That Noisy [58:36] Dallas shows [59:51] Chicago shows [1:01:54] Question #1: Fighting Lions [1:04:41] Interview with Dr. Lauretta [1:27:21] Science or Fiction [1:41:14] Quote of the Week

[@WholeCosmos]

The woman guessed that stiffer wood was the fiction LOL seems right

[@majikthise110]

Guess they didn't watch the smarter every day NASA talk video about the refueling issue among other things

[@diegoevrard-broquet8050]

please guys make the thumbnail or title more interesting people ain't gonna click otherwise 😢

[@shagthe]

Awesome!