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The Skeptics Guide #894 - Aug 27 2022 (Ad Free)

Report from Italy; News Items: Space-Based Solar Power, Theory of Decision Making, Urban Crops, Protons have Charm; Who's That Noisy; Dumbest Thing of the Week; Science or Fiction

The Skeptics Guide #894 - Aug 27 2022 (Ad Free)

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Asymetra

What's the URL for that sound of the voice generated by overtones?

Devin Bray

Does the Novella family have relatives in Italy?

Marc Young

I hope that guy understands the difference between carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.

Richard Moore

Did you know that the Florence main railway station is called Santa Maria Novella?

Ville Kuitunen

Space based power without a space elevator to launch the materials and bring the power back is hopelessly uneconomic. Even nuclear would be cheaper. Probably the best use of solar is over large buildings like shopping malls and airports, and their surrounding parking lots with cars parked in the shade of the panels. That way you are not covering an area where otherwise green plants (that are not shade loving) would be growing. Also, unless you need to anyway, please don't cut down trees that shade your panels! Put your panels where there is no shade.

Ted Apelt


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