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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #1031 - Apr 12 2025

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2025

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

TikTok Flat Earthers; News Items: De-extincting the Dire Wolf, What Experts Think About AI, Planned Obsolescence, VR Touch Sensory; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: SNPs vs Sequencing; 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.

0:09.7

Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.

0:12.8

Today is Wednesday, April 9th, 2025, and this is your host, Stephen Novella.

0:17.5

Joining me this week are Bob Novella.

0:19.3

Hey, everybody.

0:19.9

Kara Santa Maria. Howdy? Jay Novea. Hey, everybody. Kara Santa Maria.

0:21.1

Howdy.

0:21.7

Jay Novella.

0:22.5

Hey, guys.

0:23.1

And Evan Bernstein.

0:24.7

Good evening, folks.

0:26.1

Evan, you're one week away from being out of tax hell, huh?

0:30.6

I'm so looking forward to that moment.

0:34.2

It's a great moment.

0:35.5

Is any of this even going to matter?

0:36.8

Didn't they just fire the IRS?

0:39.3

Just all of it?

0:41.3

Well, maybe 25%. But, no, it's causing problems. It's going to be, yeah. So, you know,

0:50.4

maybe another time we can talk a little bit more about it in detail when we see what really

0:53.6

the final fallout of this is. But it, look, it's two things, generally speaking. Yes, there's

0:58.6

going to be fewer employees at the IRS, which means things like audits will go down.

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