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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #1038 - May 31 2025

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2025

⏱️ 125 minutes

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Summary

Quickie with Steve: Global Warming and Ocean Currents; News Items: Infrared Contact Lenses, Trees Respond to Solar Eclipse, Affective Polarization, The Brain's Motor Switchboard, New Dwarf Planet Candidate; Discussion: The Effect of Science Fiction; Your Questions and E-mails: HHS Cancels Vaccine Contract; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

0:09.6

Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.

0:12.6

Today is Thursday, May 29th, 2025, and this is your host, Stephen Novella.

0:17.6

Joining me this week are Bob Novella.

0:19.5

Hey, everybody.

0:20.2

Evan Bernstein. Good evening, everyone. And we have two guest ro Joining me this week are Bob Novella. Hey, everybody. Evan Bernstein.

0:21.4

Good evening, everyone.

0:22.6

And we have two guest rogues this week.

0:25.5

George Robb.

0:26.8

Hi.

0:28.1

And Andrea Jones-Roy.

0:30.4

Hey, everyone.

0:31.6

Andrew.

0:32.2

Woo-hoo.

0:33.1

So, Jane, what a crew.

0:34.5

What a crew.

0:35.4

Jay and Kara are both traveling.

0:37.6

They're both away this week, so they're unable to record.

0:40.0

I hope they're having a nice time.

0:41.4

They're recovering from Noticon.

0:43.5

They're traveling, yeah, big quotes around that.

0:45.6

They're just recovering from the massive time we had at Noticom.

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