Skeptics Guide #1107

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1107 September 24th 2026 Segment #1. What’s the Word Application Segment #2. Whatever Happened To Lab Grown Meat Segment #3. News Items News Item #1 – The Brain is a Composite Organ https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-brain-is-a-composite-organ/ News Item #2 – The Independence of Science Grants https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/us/politics/trump-nih-science-grants.html News Item #4 – NYT Shills for Fake Psychics https://theness.com/neurologicablog/nyt-dont-shill-for-fake-psychics/ Segment 4. Who’s That Noisy Segment #5. Name That Logical Fallacy Motte and Bailey Fallacy Thanks for the great show. I've been a listener for a number of years, and love the time-to-time segment where logical fallacies are broken down. I was watching this video describing when Jordan Peterson appeared on Jubilee's Surrounded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrdOamPIRGY And at the 1:50 mark he describes the Motte & Bailey fallacy, which I've never heard of before, but as soon as he described it, I realized it's been hiding in plain sight this whole time. Where a person makes a controversial claim, then retreats to a more defendable position. Though it might be a good one to discuss on the show. Segment #6. Interview with Adam Kall and Troy Morris Kall Morris Inc Segment #7. 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: Pharmaceutical companies are now using agentic AI to fully automate drug development, orchestrating multistep workflow from beginning to end. Item 2: Scientists have developed a contact lens that can monitor biomarkers like serotonin continuously and in real time for over 28 days at a time. Item 3: Researchers find that blacktip sharks are able to detect and respond to low frequency sounds up to 620 meters away. Segment #8. Skeptical Quote of the Week “I would like to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to do what she wanted to do, and as someone who took risks along the way in order to achieve her goals.” - Sally Ride


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You go blind every few seconds

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How Fast Can a Glacier Move: Crash Course Geology #19

What can gouge out lakes, carve through mountains, and make weird marks in the ground that look /exactly/ like yeti claws? Well, not a yeti, probably. In this episode, we’ll learn about glaciers, the huge frozen beasts that have shaped our world – and might soon be leaving it. Introduction: Glaciers 00:00 What are glaciers, and how do they form? 0:31 How glaciers shape the landscape 3:22 How glaciers tell us about the past 5:27 The future of glaciers 7:45 Review and Credits 10:00 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RpwM8ZQPFk_DkzMJjMdtRrNGrJSNJ7FbgmQybSZ2Cqo/edit?tab=t.0 Check out our CC Geology Extracurricular Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOmqnkvEtNVOrm0eaIjFjJ7 *** Support us for $5/month on Patreon to keep Crash Course free for everyone forever! https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our Crash Course email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/crashcourse/email Get our special Crash Course Educators newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iBgMhY Thanks to the following patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: Jennifer Wiggins-Lyndall, Leah H., Michael Maher, Allison Wood, NassauLinda, Emily Beazley, Katrix , AThirstyPhilosopher ., Elizabeth LaBelle, Andrew Woods, Kevin Knupp, Roger Harms, Ken Davidian, Stephen Akuffo, DexcilaDou, Johnathan Williams, b.sav, Barbara Pettersen, Toni Miles, Chelsea S, oranjeez, Quinn Harden, Shruti S, Steve Segreto, Jason Terpstra, Marcus Bruun, David Fanska, Rie Ohta, Chuck Smith, Brandon Thomas, UwU, Matthew Fredericksen, Dalton Williams, Gina Mancuso, Martin G. Diller, Mike Cumings, Jr., Scezumin, ., Nathan Taylor, Stephen McCandless, Perry Joyce, Barrett, John Lee, Joseph Ruf, Laurel Stevens, Jennifer Killen, Tandy Ratliff, Krystle Young, Constance Urist, Katie Dean, Thomas, Trevin Beattie, Breanna Bosso, Rizwan Kassim, Kristi Wallace Knight, Jason Buster, team dorsey, Siobhán, Samantha, Evol Hong, Sarah & Nathan Catchings, Indija-ka, Alan Bridgeman, Ian Dundore, Pietro Gagliardi, Luke Sluder, Scott Harrison, Eric Koslow, Les Aker, Wai Jack Sin, Erminio Di Lodovico, Kyle & Katherine Callahan, Alex Hackman, Emily T, Caleb Weeks, Matt Curls, Bernardo Garza, Triad Terrace, Tanner Hedrick, Ken Penttinen, Jason Rostoker __ Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/ Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/thecrashcourse.bsky.social CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids


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The physics of magnets - Rachel Yang

Explore the physics of magnetism, and how its properties are used in modern technologies like MRI machines, hard drives, and more. -- In the 1920s, physicists still had many unanswered questions about magnetism. While they knew that every electron and proton have invisible, magnetic fields that radiate out in closed loops from one end to the other, they wondered: what determines the direction of these magnetic fields? And if every atom is composed of these tiny magnets, why isn’t everything magnetic? Rachel Yang investigates. Lesson by Rachel Yang, directed by Tolga Yıldız, Kozmonot Animation Studio. This video was made possible in collaboration with Nobel Prize Outreach, and with support from the Sloan Foundation Learn more about how TED-Ed partnerships work: http://t.ted.com/Rbx7KCW Visit https://ed.ted.com/nobel-prize to explore more ideas, innovations, and achievements honored by the Nobel Prize Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://t.ted.com/nlVpzFN Check out our merch: http://t.ted.com/upNeDi3 ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://t.ted.com/R7iMQzr Follow us on Facebook: http://t.ted.com/NKcsscO Find us on Twitter: http://t.ted.com/nXsWmpA Peep us on Instagram: http://t.ted.com/zuDVFXP ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-physics-of-magnets-rachel-yang Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-physics-of-magnets-rachel-yang/digdeeper Animator's website: https://www.kozmonot.tv ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Morgan Williams, Devin Harris, Pavel Zalevskiy, Karen Goepen-Wee, Filip Dabrowski, Barbara Smalley, Megan Douglas, Tim Leistikow, Ka-Hei Law, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Mark Morris, Misaki Sato, EdoKun, SookKwan Loong, Bev Millar, Lex Azevedo, Michael Aquilina, Jason A Saslow, Yansong Li, Cristóbal Moenne, Dawn Jordan, Prasanth Mathialagan, Samuel Doerle, David Rosario, Dominik Kugelmann - they-them, Siamak Hajizadeh, Ryohky Araya, Mayank Kaul, Christophe Dessalles, Heather Slater, Sandra Tersluisen, Zhexi Shan, Bárbara Nazaré, Andrea Feliz, Victor E Karhel, Sydney Evans, Latora, Noel Situ, emily lam, Sid, Niccolò Frassetto, Mana, I'm here because of Knowledge Fight Facebook group., Linda Freedman, Edgardo Cuellar, Jaspar Carmichael-Jack, Michael Burton, VIVIANA A GARCIA BESNE, The Vernon's, and Olha Bahatiuk.


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What happens to these balloons when you open the valve?

Take a balloon and fill it with lots of air. Take another one and fill it with less air. Now connect the two via a valve. What do you think will happen when you open the valve?


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Where is the cure?

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My Brain Hurts...

My Brain Hurts...


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