The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe The Skeptics Guide #984 - May 18 2024
May 18, 2024
Updates on Steorn Free Energy and AI advancements; Unprecedented heat in Summer 2023; Combating online misinformation; Training robots with language models; Controversy of Nong Nice, alleged Buddha reincarnation; Animal sounds guessing; 1000th episode celebration plans; Lithium and copper debate for green transition; Advantages of lithium-iron batteries and Alan Sandage's contributions to cosmology.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Reflecting on a Missed Opportunity to Witness the Aurora Borealis
01:36 • 2min
The Curious Case of Orbo Technology
03:16 • 12min
Advancements in AI Technology and Future Speculations
14:49 • 16min
Unprecedented Heat in Summer 2023
30:50 • 9min
Verifying Information and Combating Misinformation Online
39:42 • 9min
Dr. Eureka: Training Robots with Language Models
48:15 • 12min
The Enigma of Nong Nice
01:00:02 • 8min
Guessing Animal Sounds
01:08:06 • 4min
The 1000th Episode Celebration in Chicago
01:12:11 • 8min
The Lithium and Copper Debate
01:19:54 • 17min
Exploring Battery Technology and Scientific Progress
01:37:16 • 3min