The Skeptics Guide #1041 - Jun 21 2025

Quickie with Bob: Thatcher Effect; News Items: Lunar Chickpeas, Sea Level Rise, Latest Study Shows Reiki Does Not Work, Brain Cells Playing Doom; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Glyphosate Safety; Science or Fiction 

Swindler's List: Tax Fraud; News Items: Universal Nasal Respiratory Vaccine, Origins of COVID, Reusing Spent Nuclear Fuel, Birding Brain Boost; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Starting A Skeptical Group; Science or Fiction 

Saturn’s moon Enceladus reveals complex organic molecules that could hint at extraterrestrial life. Researchers also uncover fungi’s ancient reign over Earth and warn that second COVID infections may pose greater risks to young people. Plus, ants ferment yogurt, and flu detection ...  Show more

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New simulations suggest the Milky Way’s long-predicted collision with Andromeda might be less of a cosmic certainty than we thought. A massive marine heat wave in 2023 sent North Atlantic temperatures soaring—equal to two decades’ worth of typical warming—with weak winds and clim ...  Show more

Netflix has a big new show named after and inspired by a classic problem in astrophysics, 'The Three Body Problem', where predicting the course and orbits of three or more celestial bodies proves near impossible.But how faithful is the Netflix show - and original novel - to the a ...  Show more