The Skeptics Guide #1075 - Feb 14 2026

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

Quickie with Evan: Erich von Däniken dies at 90; News Items: Review of ADHD Treatment, Religious Nones, EPA Ends Endangerment Ruling, The Physics of the Quintuple Jump, Crotchgate; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: More on the yellow sun, The Turkey Illusion; 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. Today is Thursday, February 12, 26, and this is your host, Stephen Novella.
0:16.9	Joining me this week are Bob Novella. Hey, everybody. Jay Novella. Hey, guys.
0:21.2	Evan Bernstein.
0:22.5	Good evening, everyone.
0:23.4	And we have a guest rogue on this episode, Parrish Night. Parrish, welcome to the Skeptic's Guide. Thank you so much, hey, all. Hello, Paris. So Kara's not here because she's sick. She has a little bit of a cold. so rather than coughing her way through the episode,
0:36.9	she just went to sleep.
0:39.1	It happens.
0:40.4	Occasionally we get sick. bit of a cold. So rather than coughing her way through the episode, she just went to sleep.
0:39.2	It happens. Yeah. Occasionally we get sick.
0:42.0	Ed Parrish is a patron of the S.G.U. And that's why he's on the show today.
0:45.8	All right. So Parrish, tell us a little bit by yourself.
0:47.8	I am a computer desktop support technician, and I live in the Washington, D.C. area.
0:56.7	I've worked with a number of different agencies over the years, mostly at NIH, but I've also been with others that are more interesting,
1:02.7	including NASA and the Mint. And when I come home, I like to fuss around with my home network
1:08.6	and see what kind of damage I can do inside the house once I'm done damaging things at work.
1:14.4	Is this call being recorded for quality assurance?
1:17.8	I believe it is.
1:19.6	It is being recorded.
1:20.5	How many times have you said, have you tried turning it on and off again?
1:24.3	Off and on again.
1:25.1	Off and on again.
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