The Skeptics Guide #818 - Mar 13 2021

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2021

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

COVID Update; News Items: Vaccines Prevent Spread, Cave of Dog Evolution, Batteries on the Rise, AI Tech Gap, Nearby Superearth, Sea Slug Self-Decapitation; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Mechanical Turk; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:06.5	Your escape to reality.
0:09.3	Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:12.8	Today is Wednesday, March 10, 2021 and this is your host, Stephen Novella.
0:16.8	During the middle of the week, we're Bob Novella.
0:18.7	Hey everybody, Kara Santa Maria.
0:21.0	Howdy.
0:22.0	Jane Novella.
0:23.0	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:24.8	Good evening and welcome back Kara.
0:26.8	Yes, welcome back.
0:27.8	We're back to normal Wednesday slot with the full crew first time in a while.
0:33.6	Yeah.
0:34.6	So Steve, guess what?
0:35.6	What?
0:36.6	I made a mistake last week when I was covering perseverance and the moxie unit.
0:40.7	Yes, I know.
0:41.7	You want to do that up front?
0:42.7	Yeah, I'd like to correct that.
0:43.7	You know what I mean?
0:44.7	I was wrong now.
0:45.7	What I did find out was that they had been developing these gerbils that are like mega
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