The Skeptics Guide #991 - Jul 6 2024

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2024

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

Simulating Black Holes; News Items: DNA Nano Killbot, Bionic Leg, Neanderthal with Downs, Festival Fail, Kugelblitz Black Holes; 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.
0:10.0	Hello and welcome to the Skeptic Guide to the Universe.
0:12.6	Today is Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024,
0:15.6	and this is your host Stephen Novella.
0:17.6	Joining me this week, Bob Novella.
0:19.3	Hey everybody.
0:20.0	Kara Santa Maria.
0:21.3	Howdy.
0:21.9	Jay Novella. Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:25.0	Good evening folks.
0:26.4	Bob, tomorrow is your birthday.
0:28.0	Oh yeah, that's right, yeah, big 4th of July party.
0:31.8	Born on the 4th of July, always a big event in the Novella house. big And we're going to have some amazing cake.
0:44.4	She's making me right now a peanut butter ice cream cake right now.
0:47.8	Oh, yeah.
0:48.8	That's going to be epic.
0:50.8	And to prevent other people from eating it as much as they normally would I got
0:55.4	another I bought a cake just can breathe on it like a classic birthday sheet cake you
1:00.5	know a sheet cake so I'm hoping a lot of people gravitate towards that and not so
1:04.8	much towards the peanut butter one they can eat whatever they want but I'm just
1:08.6	playing the odds. What's the fireworks it's like in Connecticut where you all live?
1:15.8	Well basically a lot of towns, all the major towns will have a display.
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