Skeptics Guide #869

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #869 March 1st 2022 Segment #1. Special Report Ukraine Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Quantum Gravity Gradiometer https://phys.org/news/2022-02-sensor-breakthrough-paves-groundbreaking-world.html News Item #2 – Sea Level Rise https://www.wired.com/story/sea-level-rise-will-be-catastrophic-and-unequal/ News Item #3 – NASA Innovative Projects https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/nasa-funding-innovative-projects/ News Item #4 – Biological Sex Is Not Binary https://theconversation.com/not-everyone-is-male-or-female-the-growing-controversy-over-sex-designation-172293 Segment #3. Who’s That Noisy Segment #4. 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: Ukraine #1) Ukraine produces more sunflowers seeds than the rest of the world combined. #2) Ukrainians rarely smile in public, and in fact would find it rude if you smiled at them. #3) The world’s deepest metro station is in Kyiv, Arsenalna station at 105.5 meters. Segment #5. Skeptical Quote of the Week "Keep your identity separate from your opinions. (Your opinions) are objects in a box you carry with you, and should be easily replaceable if it turns out they're no good. If you think that the opinions in the box are who you are, then you'll cling to them despite any evidence to the contrary. Bottom line, if you want to always be right, you need to always be prepared to change your mind." - CGP Grey


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