Skeptics Guide #913

The Skeptics Guide To The Universe

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #913 January 4th 2023 Segment #1. Psychic Predictions How well did psychics predict 2022 Review of Rogue Predictions for 2022 Rogue Predictions for 2023 Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Water Myths https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/eight-glasses-of-water-myth/ News Item #2 – Bioplastics https://undark.org/2023/01/03/the-steep-cost-of-bio-based-plastics/ News Item #3 – GPS on the Moon https://gizmodo.com/nasa-moon-gps-navigation-1849009849 News Item #4 – Russia Fears Western Psychics https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/03/russia-western-psychic-attacks-mystics-astrology-putin-ukraine/ 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: New Species 2022 #1) Herpetologists have described a chocolate frog in the Peruvian Amazon that looks so much like chocolate, you would almost eat it. #2) Scientists describe a species of anemone that spends most of their life on the backs of one species of hermit crab in an example of obligate symbiosis. #3) Ornithologists have discovered a small species of snowy owl that live exclusively in Antarctic cliffs and eat mostly snails. Segment #5. Skeptical Quote of the Week “The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.” ― Groucho Marx