The Skeptics Guide #1066 - Dec 13 2025

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2025

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

News Items: Young Cancer, Adapting to Modern Life, Safety of mRNA Vaccines, Cosmic Rays Ground Aircraft, Reverse Aging Claim; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: EU Gene Editing; Who Said That; 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 skeptics guide to the universe.
0:12.5	Today is Tuesday, December 9th, 2025, and this is your host, Stephen Novella.
0:16.9	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:18.8	Hey, everybody.
0:19.3	Kara Santa Maria.
0:20.6	Howdy? Jay Novella. Hey, everybody. Kara Santa Maria. Howdy?
0:21.0	Jay Novella.
0:21.7	Hey, guys.
0:22.3	And Evan Bernstein. Good evening, everyone. How's everyone doing? You guys ready for the holidays? Getting there. Getting there. Yeah. Hey, Bob. The decorations are up? That's a lot of work, man. You guys decorate? I did that last year. Oh, yeah, man.
0:36.5	Sure.
0:37.3	We decorate.
0:37.8	Yeah, you got kids, so that I get.
0:39.9	But you guys, everybody else decorates? You guys decorate? I did that last year. Oh, yeah, man. Sure. We decorated.
0:37.8	Yeah, you got kids, so that I get. But you guys, everybody else decorates? My kids in Alaska, man. I still decorate the crap out of the size. I got you in the holiday spirit, I guess. You don't decorate at all? Bob, we're talking about Christmas. Put a candle in the window, put a... Well, yeah. I do something minimal.
0:54.6	I always get like a little tree from Trader Joe's, like a little tabletop tree. And I put it on my dining table. And then that's where I throw all the gifts that I'm giving to people. But that's basically the extent of my decoration. That's okay. Because then I don't have to do much clean-up.
1:11.8	That is the point.
1:12.7	The cleanup can be.
1:15.7	Do you like even like watch holiday movies or anything?
1:16.5	No.
1:17.1	Really?
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