The Skeptics Guide #1022 - Feb 8 2025

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

Skepticism, Paranormal, Psuedoscience, Science, Fringe-science, Skeptic

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2025

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Summary

Quickie With Bob: Using Nukes to Deflect Asteroids; News Items: Near Earth Asteroid Threat, Does the Internet Affect Our Memory, Growing City Rat Problem, Do Apes Have a Theory of Mind, NASA Astronauts Harassed by Aliens; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:06.4	Your escape to reality.
0:09.6	Hello and welcome to the skeptic's guide to the universe.
0:12.6	Today is Wednesday, February 5th, 2025, and this is your host, Stephen Novella.
0:16.9	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:18.7	Hey, everybody.
0:19.2	Kara Santa Maria.
0:20.5	Howdy? Jane Novella. Hey, everybody. Kara Santa Maria. Howdy.
0:21.0	Jane Novella.
0:21.8	Hey, guys.
0:22.4	And Evan Bernstein.
0:24.2	Good evening, folks.
0:25.6	Everyone keeping their sanity.
0:27.6	No.
0:28.4	Stay grounded.
0:29.3	I mean, that's, you know.
0:30.4	It's so hard.
0:31.2	I watched some of the RFK Jr.
0:34.0	testimony of the hearings.
0:35.5	You know, this is good. testimony to hearings. The information that we have is going to be outdated by the time you listen to the show
0:40.1	because I think one thing or another will have happened.
0:43.5	But, you know, there was a slight chance that he would not make it through the committee,
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