Skeptics Guide #920

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #920 February 22nd 2023 Segment #1. Quickie with Steve Serial Dependence Bias https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/serial-dependence-bias/ Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – The 4-Day Work Week https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-4-day-work-week-and-health/ News Item #2 – Infants vs AI https://neurosciencenews.com/infant-psychology-ai-22543/ News Item #3 – Black Holes and Dark Energy https://theconversation.com/black-holes-may-be-the-source-of-mysterious-dark-energy-that-makes-up-most-of-the-universe-199831 News Item #4 – Paranormal Gadgets https://gisuser.com/2023/02/ghost-hunting-5-devices-gadgets-you-can-use-to-track-paranormal-activity/ News Item #5 – Superalloys https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/3d-printing-superalloys/ 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: Life #1) The Atlas Blue butterfly has the most chromosomes of any eukaryotic diploid creature, at 448-452. #2) About two-thirds of all people who have ever been over 65 years of age are alive today. #3) Despite claims of living fossils, there is no evidence for any extant species existing for more than about 3 million years. Segment #5. Skeptical Quote of the Week "Of the many other 'so-called' disciplines taught here, Divination is perhaps the most feeble. Especially in its nonsensical practice of Astrology. Do not confuse Astronomy and Astrology - one is concerned with mysteries stellar and lunar, the other is mere lunacy." - Professor Satyavati Shah, Hogwarts Legacy


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