The Skeptics Guide #1086 - May 2 2026

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

Back to Basics: Pareidolia and Apophenia; News Items: Smart Watch Health Metric Errors, Space Debris Hitting the Moon, Evolvable AI, Merging Quazars, Longevity Escape Velocity; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Stem Cell Hype; 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.
0:12.7	Today is Thursday, April 30th, 2026, and this is your host, Stephen Novella.
0:17.3	Joining me this week, or Bob Novella.
0:19.0	Hey, everybody.
0:19.6	Kara Santa Maria.
0:20.7	Howdy? Jay Novella. Hey, everybody. Kara Santa Maria. Howdy?
0:21.2	Jay Novella.
0:22.0	Hey, guys.
0:22.5	And Evan Bernstein.
0:23.8	Good afternoon, everyone. Bob, how was Bermuda? Bermuda was beautiful. I wish I got my time machine working because I'd go back one week when we were on our way right now. But, oh, well, it was a lot of fun. went to Bermuda for a couple of days.
0:36.3	I enjoyed the cruise ship, the independence of the seas, some of the Royal Caribbean
0:40.0	line.
0:40.6	It's like a... It was a lot of fun. Went to Bermuda for a couple of days. I enjoyed the cruise ship, the Independence of the Seas from the Royal Caribbean Line.
0:40.7	It's like a skyscraper mall on the ocean.
0:45.4	This thing was just so massive.
0:47.6	It just blows your mind.
0:49.2	And I looked at the evolution of this ship.
0:52.2	It's like the fourth biggest one that they have. Now I want to go on one of the mega ones that are even bigger than this one it's just
0:59.3	they're such an amazing thing and you try to think of the logistics of like yeah how do we
1:04.8	feed 4,000 people um you know more than three times a day i wanted to get a tour of the kitchen
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