The Skeptics Guide #970 - Feb 10 2024

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 10 February 2024

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

What's the Word: Cardinal; News Items: New Virus-Like Microbes Found, SLIM Lunar Lander, Misinformation and Wellness Influencers, Super Earth in Habitable Zone, Climate Change and Storms; Who's That Noisy, Name That Logical Fallacy, 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, February 7, 2024,
0:16.0	and this is your host Stephen Novella.
0:18.0	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:20.0	Hey everybody. Kara Santa Maria.
0:22.0	Howdy.
0:23.0	Jay novella.
0:24.0	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:25.0	Hello everyone.
0:26.0	So guys, we're getting closer to the eclipse.
0:28.0	Yes, we're very close.
0:30.0	I know I can feel the power.
0:32.0	I ordered the eclipse glasses for everyone and I also got the solar binoculars.
0:39.4	Nice. I have a pair of solar binoculars and a solar telescope so I'll make sure to pack those
0:43.8	Oh yeah I checked it out already that I let Bob and and Jay take a look through it as well
0:49.9	it's funny because like if you're doing anything other than looking directly at the sun it's just black
0:54.4	You right? Yeah it's like a muddy mess. So you use them twice in your life.
0:58.3	It's very cool. They're not just a clip.
1:00.3	Yeah, I can look at this on any time Bob. So we actually looked at this sign and you can see sunspots it's cool
1:05.2	yeah you actually don't want to use those during totality right you can look
1:09.9	yeah you want to use them right before and right after totality.
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