The Skeptics Guide #939

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

2

The Opposite of Survivor Bias

02:00 • 2min

3

The Future of Malls

04:01 • 2min

4

The Existential Dread of Death

05:40 • 2min

5

How to Deal With OCD

07:18 • 2min

6

The Importance of Confronting Your Fears

09:38 • 2min

7

The Planet That Should Be Dead, but Isn't

11:11 • 2min

8

The Future of the Solar System

12:46 • 3min

9

The Effect of Exercise on Quality of Life

15:17 • 2min

10

The Benefits of Moderate Intensity Exercise

16:48 • 2min

11

The Importance of Self Care

18:36 • 2min

12

The Relationship Between Exercise and Quality of Life

20:13 • 4min

13

The Relationship Between Exercise and Quality of Life

23:51 • 2min

14

Early Pleistocene Cut Marked Hominid Fossil From Kubi for Kenya

25:25 • 3min

15

The Evidence for Cannibalism

28:10 • 3min

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The Evidence for Cannibalism in the Early Pleistocene

30:58 • 4min

17

The Pros and Cons of Aspartame

35:04 • 2min

18

The World Health Organization's Change in Classification of Aspartame

37:06 • 2min

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The Role of Dose in the Study of Substances

39:03 • 3min

20

The Effects of Aspartame on the Environment

41:52 • 2min

21

The Controversy of Aspartame Consumption

43:39 • 2min

22

The Importance of Moderation in Life

45:16 • 2min

23

The FAA's Certification of ALF Automotive

46:58 • 4min

24

The Prototype a of a Car

51:02 • 2min

25

The Tesla Model Z: A Toy for the Ultra Rich

53:11 • 2min

26

The Future of Drones

55:11 • 2min

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The Future of Flying Cars

56:50 • 2min

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The Future of Drones

58:44 • 2min

29

The Safety of Ballistic Parachutes

01:00:18 • 2min

30

The Future of Autopiloting

01:02:01 • 2min

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The Neutrino Image of the Milky Way

01:03:39 • 2min

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The Physics of Neutrinos

01:05:35 • 6min

33

The Mystery of Supermassive Black Hole Cosmology

01:11:21 • 2min

34

The Winners of the Week's Noisy

01:13:26 • 2min

35

Not a Con: A Conference for Skeptics

01:15:34 • 3min

36

The Political Consensus on Homelessness

01:18:56 • 3min

37

The Overton Window

01:21:30 • 2min

38

The Politics of Scientific Skepticism

01:23:42 • 2min

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The Politics of Global Warming

01:25:28 • 4min

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The Importance of Forest Management

01:29:19 • 3min

41

Science News Items for Fax, Veal, and Fake

01:31:56 • 4min

42

The Accelerating Universe and the Bacterial Genome

01:35:43 • 2min

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The Minimized Genome One Is the Fiction

01:37:27 • 2min

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The Evolution of the Minimal Genome

01:39:39 • 2min

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The Cosmic Time Dilation Effect in Quasars

01:41:11 • 2min

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The Double Take of Time Dilation in the US

01:42:49 • 2min

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The Effects of a Pregnancy Checkbox on the Maternal Mortality Rate

01:44:37 • 2min

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The Evolution of Bacteria With a Minimized Genome

01:46:43 • 3min

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The Evolution of the Stand-Up Philosophers

01:49:51 • 2min

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The Skeptics Guide to the Universe

01:51:24 • 2min

The Skeptics Guide #939 - Jul 8 2023