The Skeptics Guide #939 - Jul 8 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2023

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

Quickie with Bob: The Impossible Planet; News Items: Activity Late in Life, Hominid Cannibals, Aspartame and Cancer, FAA Approves Flying Car, Neutrino Image of Galaxy; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Homelessness, Titan Failure, Canadian Forests; 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.
0:12.6	Today is Wednesday, July 5th, 2023, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:17.2	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:18.9	Hey everybody, Cara Santa Maria.
0:20.9	Howdy.
0:21.9	Jenovella, hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:24.1	Good evening everyone.
0:25.7	So guys, we just had the hottest day in history ever recorded.
0:31.8	Congratulations Earth.
0:33.6	Oh, oh, right.
0:34.9	When you say we didn't mean like the five of us, you meant the world.
0:39.1	The average temperature on the Earth was over 17 degrees Celsius for the first time.
0:45.9	Whoa.
0:46.9	That's valid.
0:47.9	And I think today was the second hottest day on record.
0:49.9	Right.
0:50.9	And what's amazing, Steve, is that you know all the world's nations are reacting to this
0:55.1	news and they, you know, they feel like, wow, now's the time to really do something.
0:59.0	And they're actually changing their laws to fix the problem, right?
1:05.1	That's the next thing.
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