Skeptics Guide #952

The Skeptics Guide To The Universe

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #952 October 4th 2023 Segment #1. What’s the Word Fulguration Segment #2. News Items Nobel Prizes 2023 News Item #1 – Nobel Prize in Chemistry https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2023/press-release/ News Item #2 – Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2023/press-release/ News Item #3 – Nobel Prize in Physics https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2023/summary/ News Item #4 – Radio Telescope on the Moon https://www.sciencealert.com/mission-to-put-a-radio-telescope-on-the-moon-planned-to-launch-in-2025 News Item #5 – FEMA Alert Conspiracy https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/oct-4-fema-alert-test-5g-anti-vaxx-conspiracy-theory-1234838377/ Segment #3. Who’s That Noisy Segment #4. Your Question and E-mails Question #1: Red Dye and ADHD I have a son with adhd, and my wife mentioned eliminating red dye from his diet due to some info she found. I did some research and found conflicting results I’d love to hear your thoughts Thank you and keep up the good work !! David, MA Segment #5. Interview with Lars Martin https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lars-Martin Segment #6. 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: Nobel Prize #1) Four Nobel laureates won their award while they were imprisoned. #2) The 1926 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Johannes Fibiger was the only one ever to be rescinded – he discovered that round worms cause cancer in mice and rats, but a mere three years after the award was given his findings were completely refuted. #3) The Following people never won a Nobel Prize: Dmitri Mendeleev, James Joyce, Mark Twain, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Jules-Henri Poincaré, and Mahatma Gandhi. Segment #7. Skeptical Quote of the Week “Reality denied comes back to haunt.” ― Philip K. Dick, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said