Skeptics Guide

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #982 May 1st 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Bob Horizontal Running phys.org/news/... Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 - Vampire Facials apnews.com/art... News Item #2 - Kava and Liver Toxicity sciencebasedme... News Item #3 - Chiropractic Strokes www.ksdk.com/a... News Item #4 - Merging Lifeforms www.popsci.com... Segment #3. Who’s That Noisy Segment #4. Your Questions and E-mails Question #1: Rocket Lab Reusable Boosters www.theverge.c... 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. Theme: Jargony Titles Item 1: Efficient spin-up of Earth System Models using sequence acceleration. Item 2: Multimodal MRI reveals parametric dynamic inhibition of extrapyramidal circuitry. Item 3: Liquid crystal-int Segment #6. Skeptical Quote of the Week "Large complex systems which suppose the existence of an objective reality work very well. Any attempt to throw out the idea of objective reality still has to explain why these things work." Scotty Hendricks, writer

[@nicholaicheck]

[0:25] May the fourth be with you [1:04] 20th year of podcasting [1:27] 1000th episode [3:08] Jay's Irish trip [13:14] Daniel Dennett's passing [18:41] Quickie with Bob [21:40] News Item #1 - Vampire Facials [36:40] News Item #2 - Kava and Liver Toxicity [50:59] Sponsor - Aura Frames [51:59] News Item #3 - Chiropractic Strokes [1:02:28] News Item #4 - Merging Lifeforms [1:15:58] Who’s That Noisy [1:20:40] How to support the show [1:21:45] SGU Mailing List [1:22:42] Chicago plans [1:24:33] Question #1: Rocket Lab Reusable Boosters [1:27:05] Science or Fiction [1:44:55] Quote of the Week

[@PlayingMantis]

Oh, I was legit worried about you guys! 4:45?? You have no idea how much I've gotten used to Saturday at 11am. Just glad you're here! So much love to you all and your almost 1000 shows (and I've heard all of them!!!) and Cara's "that's all over my head" from last week needs to be in the funniest moments. (That EVERYONE missed!)

[@dickhsv]

I know. I know. I was about to call my therapist. Breathing better now :)

[@kkjhn41]

Para- meaning multiple or distinct and metric- meaning measurement. In audio engineering a parametric equalizer is a type of equalizer that allows control over frequency, gain and bandwidth over one or multiple frequencies. A dynamic microphone is a passive mic that utilizes a conductive coil attached to its diaphragm and a permanent magnetic field to produce its signal. These are what sprang to mind when I heard Steve read number 2.

[@soupbonep]

I really liked the science or fiction this week!

[@Broken_robot1986]

Absolutely!

[@pat_diesel]

Going a little overboard with the "assaulting a statue" talk. You literally can't assault a piece of metal. Complete nonsense.

[@gabrielsatter]

So you're okay with someone twerking on the liberty bell?

[@Xsetsu]

Unfortunately, Daniel Dennett has made some very transphobic remarks, although never to the degree of Dawkins. He still had the old white man prejudice.

[@pancaked7777777]

Just ny opinion but all should pump the youtube podcast release. Just some video feed maybe w some visuals to go along w the stories. A little extra work w some cameras and screen sharing but you can do it even if yall arent in the same room. You could get a lot more youtube content out of your episodes as well chopping up smaller videos. Ive follow you guys for nearly 10 years now and the world needs you more than ever! Just wanna see you growing more in the current mediums bc i think the appetite is getting there for the work you have been doing well before the pipeline was. Thanks yall! 🫶

[@Xsetsu]

You are right. KZbin is beginning to really push Video form Podcast more than ever as well after moving their podcast app to KZbin Music. They want a 1 stop shop at this point.