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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #833 - Jun 26 2021

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2021

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

COVID Update: Delta Variant; News Items: Detecting Life, Update on Space Launch System, Brain Implant for Pain, Pupil Size and Intelligence; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Food from Air; Science or Fiction

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the skeptics guide to the universe.

0:06.5

Your escape to reality.

0:10.0

Long welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.

0:12.2

Today is Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021, and this is your host, Steven Avella.

0:17.1

Joining me this week are Bob Avella.

0:19.1

Hey everybody.

0:20.1

JenoVella, hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.

0:23.7

Good evening folks.

0:25.1

Kara is busy working this week, so she is off.

0:37.1

I mean I say off, but she's like so busy to interpeed up.

0:41.1

You could cover up time for the show.

0:43.1

So be Dr. Kara someday.

0:45.1

Yeah, she will pretty soon.

0:47.1

Can't wait.

0:48.1

Oh yeah, I mean she's, you know, as you may imagine getting a PhD is a lot of work.

0:52.1

My wife got one just a few years ago, so I know firsthand how much work it is.

0:53.1

It was all consuming, right?

0:54.1

Yeah, it's totally.

0:54.9

Long hours, long days and things.

0:57.1

But you know, not to PhD level, let's face it.

1:00.6

So that takes a certain devotion and a certain work ethic that I don't think really can be matched

1:05.9

by many other things.

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