The Skeptics Guide #908 - Dec 3 2022

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2022

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Summary

Quickie with Bob: Milky Way Stellar halo; News Items: Plan to Occupy Moon, Cannabis for Pain, Acupuncture for Backpain, New SI Units, 911 Call Analysis; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Science or Fiction Protocol; 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.
0:09.1	Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:12.5	Today is Thursday, December 1st, 2022, and this is your host, Stephen Novella.
0:17.8	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:19.9	Everybody, Cara Santa Maria.
0:21.7	Howdy.
0:22.7	Jenovella.
0:23.7	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:25.7	Happy first day of Advent, is that right?
0:28.5	Yeah, okay.
0:29.5	Although, I don't know if that's like a religious thing, I just like it because of the calendars.
0:33.8	It's a religious thing.
0:34.8	I'm trying to understand here, because I have a few Advent calendars.
0:38.0	Yeah, that's why I brought it up.
0:39.3	So some of them are 24 days, and I'm like, so that sucks.
0:42.3	They end on Christmas Eve.
0:43.6	The whole point of me buying myself Advent calendars is so that because I might be spending
0:47.4	Christmas alone, I don't know what I'm getting every day.
0:51.2	And I don't, I wanted to end on Christmas, so I'm going to wait until tomorrow for my first
0:56.1	day of Advent.
0:57.1	That's right.
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