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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #998 - Aug 24 2024

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2024

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

Quickie with Steve: Killing Mammoths; News Items: Water on Exoplanets, Mpox, Darkling Beetles, Moon Gravity Assist, Luminescent Solar Concentrators; Who's That Noisy; From Tik Tok: The Sage Wall; 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 welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.

0:13.0

Today is Wednesday, August 21st, 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.

0:21.0

Kara Santa Maria.

0:22.0

Howdy. Jay novella. Hey guys. And Santa Maria. Howdy.

0:23.0

Jay novella.

0:24.0

Hey guys. And Evan Bernstein.

0:25.0

Hey good evening everyone.

0:27.0

So this is episode 998.

0:30.0

That means in two weeks, episode 1,000 will air.

0:37.0

But we've already recorded it this past weekend.

0:41.0

Weird.

0:42.0

I know.

0:43.0

We're out of water.

0:44.0

It doesn't really matter.

0:45.0

There was nothing, the order was irrelevant to the content of the show.

0:49.0

Every once in a while, podcasting allows you to be a time traveler.

0:52.0

Mm-hmm.

0:53.0

Every listener is time traveling every time.

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