Skeptics Guide #1007

The Skeptics Guide To The Universe

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1007 October 22nd 2024 Segment #1. What’s the Word Annular Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Europa Clipper https://theness.com/neurologicablog/the-clipper-europa-mission/ News Item #2 – Illusion of Information Adequacy https://theness.com/neurologicablog/confidently-wrong/ News Item #3 – Seeding the Atmosphere https://phys.org/news/2024-10-diamond-atmosphere-cool-planet.html News Item #4 – Exomoon https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/possible-volcanic-moon-detected-635-light-years-away/ News Item #5 – Psychology of Scare https://theconversation.com/some-people-love-to-scare-themselves-in-an-already-scary-world-heres-the-psychology-of-why-240292 Segment #3. Who’s That Noisy Segment #4. Your Questions and E-mails Question #1: Replaceable Batteries 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: Oldest Item 1: The oldest extant building in the world is the stone circular tower of Tell Quaramel in present day Syria, which is about 12,000 years old. Item 2: The oldest example of metallurgy is copper smithing artifacts from 7,500 years ago in modern day Serbia. Item 3: The oldest example of literature is a 7,000 year old cuneiform tablet, The Goddess of Creation, from Liangzhu culture in modern day China. Segment #6. Skeptical Quote of the Week "I can live with doubt and uncertainty. I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong." — Richard P. Feynman