Skeptics Guide #881

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #881 May 25th 2022 Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – Monkeypox https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/should-we-fear-the-monkeypox/ News Item #2 – NASA Mars Plans https://www.space.com/nasa-plans-astronauts-mars-mission-30-days News Item #3 – Linear Bias https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-linear-bias/ Segment #2. Who’s That Noisy Segment #3. Name That Logical Fallacy Hello Gang! I am a long time fan of the show and really appreciate your hard work. I was trying to figure out what logical fallacy this one is. Recently, someone mentioned the Amber Heard trial and someone else said that the world is heating up and there is all this gun violence so we shouldn't be paying attention to a celebrity trial. It feels like an 'either-or' but it doesn't feel quite right. Is there a specific logical fallacy for someone saying you don't have the bandwidth to pay attention to several things at once? Keep up the good work, I love my signed book and have purchased several as Christmas presents for friends and family! -Kris Segment #4. Interview with Dr. Naomi Rowe-Gurney Dr. Naomi Rowe-Gurney, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and Howard University https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/naomi.rowe-gurney 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: Which is older? #1) The first cities predate evidence for iron use by about 5,000 years. #2) The first dinosaur walked the Earth 40 million years before the emergence of the first true trees. #3) The first firearm was invented about 900 years after the first steam engine. Segment #6. Skeptical Quote of the Week "With less critical thinking comes more vaccine hesitancy." - Nedra Rhone, columnist, Atlanta Journal-Constitution


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