Episode #1055

Episode #1055

News Items

• New NASA Mission Control
• Element 120
• Scalable Quantum Computer
• Using AI Increases Lying
• Scams and Fraud

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Science

  In the first such study in Germany in almost 50 years, a mandatory speed limit of 75 mph would result in a 26% decrease in crashes with severe injuries. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965856425002447

• Item #2 Science

  Scientists have demonstrated a quantum sensor that is able to determine linked properties, such as position and momentum, to great precision, bypassing the limits of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw9757

• Item #3 Fiction

  A recent study finds that, despite advances, people are still able to distinguish in many cases between AI generated voices and human voices. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1099494

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

‘Inductive reasoning is, of course, good guessing, not sound reasoning, but the finest results in science have been obtained in this way. Calling the guess a “working hypothesis,” its consequences are tested by experiment in every conceivable way.’ — Joseph William Mellor