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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #891 - Aug 6 2022

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2022

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Quickie with Bob: Friction; News Items: The Neuroscience of Politics, Cozy Lava Tubes, Video Games and Well-Being, Invisible Dark Matter; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Lord Kelvin, Green Methane, Universe Isotropy; 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

Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.

0:12.5

Today is Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 and this is your host, Steven Novella.

0:17.7

Joining me this week are Bob Novella, everybody, Cara Santa Maria, and Jane Novella.

0:23.0

Hey guys, Evan is off this week.

0:26.4

He is otherwise engaged in family matter, but he'll be joining us for the next episode.

0:32.4

This next episode we're going to record actually is Nexus, which is happening probably right

0:38.3

now as you're listening to this.

0:40.6

Or maybe it happened to ready to listen to this after Saturday.

0:43.9

And that show will be airing in two weeks.

0:47.4

So guys, the big news this week, sad news, and the shell Nichols passed away.

0:53.5

She was nine.

0:54.5

Oh man.

0:55.5

Good age.

0:56.5

Good age.

0:57.5

Good age.

0:58.5

Good age.

0:59.5

I've lived a long life, always great.

1:00.5

So that means that only Kirk, Sulu, and Chekhov were left from the bridge crew of the original

1:06.0

series.

1:07.0

Yeah.

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