The Skeptics Guide #799 - Oct 31 2020

News Items: The Interstitium and Acupuncture, Climate Change Food Insecurity, Neanderthal Dentistry, Tiny Robots, More UFO Nonsense; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: AI Consciousness; Science or Fiction 

Interview with Philosopher David Kyle Johnson; Quickie with Bob: Exotic Matter; News Items: When Are Screening Tests Necessary, Dawkins Writes LLMs are Conscious, Iron Flow Batteries, Haunting with Friends; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction 

It’s been an exciting and hectic year in science discovery and innovation. We’ve reported on stories from across many fields of science—from city climate plans and panda conservation to AI energy consumption and the spread of bird flu.

Earlier this month, Ira sat down in ...

The year-round sea ice in the Arctic is melting and has shrunk by nearly 40 percent over the past four decades. Geoengineering companies such as Real Ice are betting big on refreezing it. That may sound ridiculous, impractical or risky—but proponents say we have to try. The U.K. ...  Show more

Today, we’re taking time to reflect on all that 2024 brought us in the world of science, from the total solar eclipse in April to the demise of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars and the rise of the blockbuster GLP-1 weight-loss medications. SciFri producers Kathleen Davis and C ...

You know, it's amazing how despite this current age of information, we sometimes get lost in what’s actually true and struggle to wade through the constant barrage of misinformation. It sometimes feels like everyone's got a theory for something, whether it’s the results of the 20 ...  Show more