Skeptics Guide #982

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #982 May 1st 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Bob Horizontal Running https://phys.org/news/2024-05-horizontal-lunar-astronauts-retain-physical.html Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Vampire Facials https://apnews.com/article/vampire-facials-hiv-treatments-684681bebfc2c3458779fd5e29ac3c42 News Item #2 – Kava and Liver Toxicity https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/kava-and-liver-damage/ News Item #3 – Chiropractic Strokes https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/investigations/st-louis-county-woman-neck-adjustment-chiropractor-stroke/63-7e1a11a3-dae5-4364-b667-127fc215ad70 News Item #4 – Merging Lifeforms https://www.popsci.com/science/two-lifeforms-merged-into-one/ Segment #3. Who’s That Noisy Segment #4. Your Questions and E-mails Question #1: Rocket Lab Reusable Boosters https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/18/23798686/rocket-lab-electron-reusable-satellite-launch 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


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