The Skeptics Guide #945 - Aug 19 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2023

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

News Items: Deep Space Network, Identifying Misinformation, Regret and Gender Affirming Care, Localizing Hidden Consciousness, Ice Baths; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Metazoan Correction; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to The Skeptics Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
0:09.0	Hello and welcome to The Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:12.0	Today is Wednesday, August 16, 2023, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:17.0	Join me to speak our Bob Novella.
0:19.0	Hey everybody.
0:20.0	Cara Santa Maria.
0:21.0	Howdy.
0:22.0	Jane Novella.
0:23.0	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:24.0	Good evening everyone.
0:26.0	So Cara, how did it go?
0:28.0	You defended your thesis two days ago.
0:30.0	Oh boy.
0:31.0	I did.
0:32.0	I did.
0:33.0	Dissertation is in the can.
0:34.0	It went well I think.
0:36.0	You didn't have any immediate feedback?
0:39.0	I did a little bit, but not like, it's kind of silly because like we had been going back and forth.
0:45.0	So my chair didn't have any feedback.
0:47.0	He said that it was great and he's ready to, you know, obviously move me forward and I can graduate and all that good stuff.
0:54.0	My methods expert said that I shouldn't be hard on myself about my limitations.
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