Skeptics Guide #946

The Skeptics Guide To The Universe

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #946 August 24th 2023 Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – Releasing Fukushima Radioactive Water https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/should-japan-release-radioactive-water-into-the-pacific/ News Item #2 – Online Gaming and Mental Health https://theconversation.com/online-gaming-communities-could-provide-a-lifeline-for-isolated-young-men-new-research-211558 News Item #3 – Gradient Nanostructured Steel https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/gradient-nanostructured-steel/ News Item #4 – Supernova and Neutrinos https://www.space.com/nearby-supernova-reveal-secrets-neutrinos News Item #5 – Recent Lunar Missions https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russias-moon-mission-falters-after-problem-entering-pre-landing-orbit-2023-08-20/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66567437 Segment #2. Who’s That Noisy Segment #3. Your Question and E-mails Question #1: Regret and Gender Affirming Care 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: Proteins #1) “Hero” proteins in humans are heat-resistant long-lived proteins that have no direct function themselves but help keep other proteins from clumping and causing cell aging. #2) The longest known protein in vertebrates is called titin, which can be 350,000 amino acids long. #3) The median half-life of human proteins is 8.7 hours. Segment #5. Skeptical Quote of the Week "America is the only country where a significant proportion of the population believes that professional wrestling is real but the moon landing was faked." David Letterman