Episode #1013

News Items

        Quickie with Bob

        https://phys.org/news/2024-12-laser-technique-atomic-scale-precision.html

        Questions and Emails

        Has Steve realized that the Fisher (not Fisher Cat, no such thing) does not scream? Message: Been listening since the May 4, 2005 ‘#1’ episode. Not sure that is the real beginning, but it is the first in PlayerFM. I have listened thru the end of July, 2023 ‘#942’. I hope to find that Steve has realized that all of the fisher screaming recordings are actually recordings of foxes. As evidence, see the link in the wikipedia reference link to ‘https://fishercatscreech.com/’. If you don’t see anything on that page, then head over to ‘The WayBackMachine’. It shows how the person running that site realized that all the content on that site was people hearing and not seeing. It also shows that an expert with the animal has never heard much more than a hiss. It is time to be Skeptical! Doug Herr, Hello fellow skeptics (and fellow CT residents)! There has been some buzz lately over the sighting of a UFO by a police officer in CT. He even filmed some of it on his cell phone. You can Google it or go to the below link from NewsNation. I would love to see Steve comment on the story. I think it’s worth examining some of the logic in the story. At any rate, I’m a huge fan of the SGU. Keep up the good work! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R69YeqUNYno Regards, Ron

        Science or Fiction

        Skeptical Quote of the Week.

        If an outsider perceives “something wrong” with a core scientific model, the humble and justified response of that curious outsider should be to ask, “What mistake am I making?” before assuming 100% of the experts are wrong. — David Brin