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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #982 - May 4 2024

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2024

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Summary

Quickie with Bob: Horizonal Running on the Moon; News Items: Vampire Facials, Kava and Liver Toxicity, Chiropractic Strokes, Merging Lifeforms; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Rocket Lab Reusable Rockets; Science or Fiction

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to The Skeptics Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

0:10.0

Hello and

0:12.8

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 and this is your host Stephen Novella.

0:17.2

Joining me this week are Bob Novella.

0:19.2

Hey everybody.

0:20.2

Kara Santa Maria.

0:21.2

Howdy.

0:22.2

Jay Novella,

0:22.6

hey guys and Evan Bernstein.

0:24.7

Good evening everyone.

0:26.0

May the fourth be with you all.

0:28.1

Of course.

0:30.1

And also with you.

0:30.8

The show comes out on May 4th of Star Wars Day, one of our favorite days of the year.

0:35.0

Holy appropriate.

0:36.0

I have this tie that I wear that is like has these crossed lightsavors on it, but it looks just like an abstract tie pattern, you know what I mean? Like you would never think anything about it, but if you look closely you could see that they're crossed lightsaber. So I always wear that on May the 4th.

0:50.0

And have you had patience or someone else mentioned a couple of people

0:55.0

a couple of people who said I'd like your tie they noticed it but most don't

0:58.6

most don't notice the little details. And may the fourth is one day before May the fifth, which was the airing of our first episode.

1:06.8

This is the last episode of our 19th year.

1:10.8

And we are now officially in our 20th year of podcasting.

1:15.0

Oh my God.

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