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Political Reality x SGU crossover stream // Midterms Recap // Science and Skepticism Stuff After

Political Reality x SGU crossover stream // Midterms Recap // Science and Skepticism Stuff After

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Skeptics Guide #1112

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1112 October 29nd 2026 Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – Red Flags for Bad Journals https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03325-3 News Item #2 – Comets and the Origin of Life https://theness.com/neurologicablog/study-suggests-comets-did-not-deliver-prebiotic-molecules/ News Item #3 – Schooling and Dementia https://www.sciencealert.com/these-1970s-kids-had-to-stay-in-school-for-1-year-longer-decades-later-the-results-are-dramatic News Item #4 – Trapping Antimatter https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-trapped-a-particle-of-antimatter-and-kept-it-caged-for-months Segment 2. Who’s That Noisy Segment #3. Your Questions and E-mails Question #1: CT Haunting Right in your backyard. In the Hartford Courant. Very disappointing - the whole thing is presented as completely normal. "Paranormal activity found at abandoned CT hospital, investigators say. Spirits have ‘had a lot to say.’" https://www.courant.com/2026/10/20/paranormal-activity-found-at-abandoned-ct-hospital-investigators-say-spirits-have-had-a-lot-to-say/?lctg=1e45539724f2beb35167d250df1f80cc&active=no&utm_campaign=trib-hartford_courant-breaking_news-nl&utm_content=alert&utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_cluster=TRIB&utm_profileID=6a5f208c42a47c409d6323f4 Jeff Hintzke California Segment #4. Interview with Andrea Jones Rooy www.politicalrealitypodcast.com Segment #5. Science or Fiction Each week our host will come up with three science news items or facts, two genuine, one fictitious. He will challenge our panel of skeptics to sniff out the fake – and you can play along. Theme: Vampire Animals Item 1: The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) draws blood from its prey using large suction cups on its tentacles, then drinks the blood through two long, retractable feeding filaments. Item 2: The East African vampire jumping spider (Evarcha culicivora) feeds on vertebrate blood by preferentially hunting female mosquitoes that have recently consumed a blood meal. Item 3: Male vampire moths (Calyptra) are essentially salt vampires, piercing the skin of mammals to drink their blood, but retaining up to 95% of the salt while passing most of the blood's protein through their digestive systems undigested. Segment #6. Skeptical Quote of the Week “Science isn’t about being right forever. It’s about being less wrong than yesterday." - Uknown

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She Hid Her Boyfriend From The Police, Then Lied To Them Making Her Situation So Much WORSE!!!

Hey guys, and welcome to today's video! Today we have an idiot in court who hid her fugitive boyfriend from the police, but then lied to them making her situation so much worse!!! Pro Se FAIL!!! To Support The Channel : Team Skeptic Fund : https://paypal.me/TeamSkepticYT Become A Channel Member : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCawl3BI9azbMB5DQqJNpRrg/join Join Our Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/TeamSkeptic #Court #CourtCam #TeamSkeptic

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Science confirms psychic ability.... but mental illnesses? not so much.

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HALLOWEEEEEEN!

HALLOWEEEEEEN!

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Idiot CRASHEHS OUT In Court And Makes Things MUCH WORSE For Himself!!! Pro Se FAIL!!!

Hey guys, and welcome to today's video! Today we have an idiot in court who crashes out and ends up making his situation much worse. This is a prime example of what NOT to do in court when representing yourself!!! To Support The Channel : Team Skeptic Fund : https://paypal.me/TeamSkepticYT Become A Channel Member : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCawl3BI9azbMB5DQqJNpRrg/join Join Our Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/TeamSkeptic #Court #CourtCam #TeamSkeptic

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Skeptics Guide #1111

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1111 October 22nd 2026 Guest Rogue: Alice Howarth Segment #1. What’s the Word Centripedal / Centrifugal Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Christina Applegate’s MS Misdiagnosis https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/mass-general-doctor-explains-why-christina-applegates-ms-diagnosis-was-reconsidered/NA76ICQNMJDMXKR5KNMBCA2YSE/ News Item #2 – Ultraprocessed Food and Cancer Risk https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261020085014.htm News Item #3 – Superworms Clean Skeletons https://phys.org/news/2026-07-superworms-future-skeleton.html News Item #4 – Goodbye Leap Second https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/science/leap-second-abolished-vote.html AND https://theconversation.com/leap-seconds-have-helped-keep-clocks-synchronized-with-earths-rotation-but-their-time-is-now-over-heres-why-291017 News Item #5 – Wellness and Hyperoptimization Segment 3. Who’s That Noisy Segment #4. Science or Fiction Each week our host will come up with three science news items or facts, two genuine, one fictitious. He will challenge our panel of skeptics to sniff out the fake – and you can play along. Item 1: Researchers find that face specialists are able to correctly identify faces with over 90% accuracy, with only one or two facial features revealed. Item 2: A new study finds that preschoolers on average were rated as more creative than adults on a variety of creative tasks. Item 3: A new extensive review of whole genome sequencing finds that on average people have about 5 million genetic variants, including 13,000 protein changes, 229 of which cause a loss of function. Segment #5. Skeptical Quote of the Week "The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us the less taste we shall have for the destruction of our race. Wonder and humility are wholesome emotions, and they do not exist side by side with a lust for destruction." — Rachel Carson, Marine Biologist

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Sovereign Citizen Claims He's Not The Defendant And That He Wasn't DRIVING IN COMMERCE!!!

Hey guys, and welcome to today's video! Today we have a Sovereign Citizen in North Dakota who claims that he isn't the named defendant and that he wasn't driving in commerce! This is just another example of a PRO SE FAIL!!! To Support The Channel : Team Skeptic Fund : https://paypal.me/TeamSkepticYT Become A Channel Member : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCawl3BI9azbMB5DQqJNpRrg/join Join Our Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/TeamSkeptic #Court #CourtCam #TeamSkeptic

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In space, no one can hear this guy think... or anywhere else for that matter

What's the point of zero point?

What's the point of zero point?

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Skeptics Guide #1110

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1110 October 15th 2026 Segment #1. Flu Season Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Future Forests https://www.science.org/content/article/forests-burn-can-we-replant-trees-ready-warmer-world News Item #2 – Carbon Nanotube Product https://theness.com/neurologicablog/finally-a-carbon-nanotube-application/ News Item #3 – Rethinking Normal https://theconversation.com/i-teach-doctors-how-to-interpret-test-results-and-the-labels-normal-and-abnormal-often-hide-what-matters-most-291125 News Item #4 – Smart Clothing https://newatlas.com/wearables/smart-clothing-cools-detects-movement-generates-electricity/ Segment 3. Who’s That Noisy Segment #4. Name That Logical Fallacy To be clear, I'm not actually certain if I am the one falling for this fallacy, or if you are. I -am- pretty confident you get a lot of feedback that's a lot worse than where I'm going with this though, so hopefully I can alleviate that concern, alternatively If you'd like to dip out here, yes this is about AI, I get it. Also, I'll just refer to the whole cast collectively, since I don't want to seem to be singling anyone out. To define terms: the 'Goomba Fallacy' is an informal logical fallacy where one conflates two opinions stated by one's opposition, usually online, dismissing them because they contradict, even though they are said by different people. Everyone on the SGU seem to mostly have converged at this point, so I feel safe saying it feels very odd that the opinion now seems to be that it is -both- an incredible tool that everyone should use whenever they like, and the underlying grumbling that this obviously threatens the entire enterprise of getting people to build up their own critical thinking skills. I have a hundred times more arguments against this seeming-contradiction than will fit in this text box, unfortunately, so I'll leave that as an open 'is that contradictory? To advocate for a threat to your own goals?'. Secondly, and this may be -me- being a Goomba. When it's time to end the discussion the line comes out that 'it's not going away', it gets under my skin. Because I feel I'm being made a straw-man, you're conflating all possible arguments against AI with a very simple 'well you can't turn back time'. In a pretty recent episode the panel was discussing the problems with climate change deniers, and that exact idea is one of their very common refrains about why we don't need to do anything about global warming. And like it or not, that's how it comes across when you use the same line, to talk about AI. To deny all possible negative outcomes, and do nothing at all because the genie is out of the bottle. Tirion California Segment #5. Your Questions and E-mails Dr Novella, if interested: https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2026/10/08/why_covid-19_may_have_started_at_the_university_of_north_carolina_1210178.html I respect that you favor natural origins, but the same virologists are creating self-spreading Ebola vaccines for fruit bats, which are the SARS2 reservoir host: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247%2820%2930089-6/fulltext Thanks, Jim Haslam, Houston, TX, 713-775-9747 Segment #6. Science or Fiction Each week our host will come up with three science news items or facts, two genuine, one fictitious. He will challenge our panel of skeptics to sniff out the fake – and you can play along. Item 1: A 75,000 year old Neanderthal fossil shows the first evidence of death by wooden spear. Item 2: A new study finds that if 50% of available marginal agricultural land in the US were dedicated to growing bamboo for feedstock, the resulting biofuel could replace up to half of the current demand for transportation fuel. Item 3: A new analysis finds that 27% of the Earth’s land is under some type of conservation. Segment #7. Skeptical Quote of the Week “The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.” ― Carl Sagan

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SHE'S BACK!!! Insufferable KAREN Returns To Court, and FAILS Miserably!!!

Hey guys, and welcome to today's video! Today we have the follow up to an insufferable Karen going head to head with a no-nonsense judge! In this video, she fails even worse than she did in the first video! First Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me_ym3qjb2c To Support The Channel : Team Skeptic Fund : https://paypal.me/TeamSkepticYT Become A Channel Member : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCawl3BI9azbMB5DQqJNpRrg/join Join Our Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/TeamSkeptic #Court #CourtCam #TeamSkeptic

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EBOLA!

EBOLA!

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Skeptics Guide #1109

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1109 October 8th 2026 Segment #1. Special Segment AI Follow Up. Segment #2. News Items 2026 Nobel Prizes News Item #1 – Physiology or Medicine https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2026/10/popular-medicineprize2026.pdf News Item #2 – Physics https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2026/press-release/ News Item #3 – Chemistry https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/ News Item #4 – Reading Fiction https://phys.org/news/2026-09-nightstand-empathy-cognitive-health.html Segment 3. Who’s That Noisy Segment #4. Your Questions and E-mails Question #1: Sleep and Consciousness I lay here at 3 am having just experienced something odd that perhaps has an explanation in the neurology of sleep and consciousness. I was asleep, I think dreaming, and I thought I had a good idea for work. And a part of my mind was saying don't wake me up for this, it's going to be a stupid idea. I looked at the clock, I could tell the time, but I still couldn't really understand the idea. Ultimately, I woke up completely, and yes the idea was stupid. So the question that my fully awake mind has is; was this a moment of partial consciousness and does sleep science explain why I couldn't understand this idea until I was fully awake? And was it really two parts of my brain separately thinking? Paul Mississauga Canada Segment #5. Science or Fiction Each week our host will come up with three science news items or facts, two genuine, one fictitious. He will challenge our panel of skeptics to sniff out the fake – and you can play along. Theme: Whales Item 1: Killer whales, or orcas, are actually dolphins, which are, in fact, whales. Item 2: Whales belong to the taxonomic group, Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates, with their hooved limbs evolving into flippers. Item 3: It is estimated that humpback whale populations worldwide were about 150,000 individuals prior to hunting, and now their total population is estimated at about 5,000. Segment #6. Skeptical Quote of the Week "When kids look up to great scientists the way they do musicians, actors [and sports figures], civilization will jump to the next level." - Brian Greene

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ROADSIDE LAWYER Karen Thinks She Knows The Law, Fights The Police and GETS ARRESTED!!!

Hey guys, and welcome to today's video! Today we have 2 bodycam videos to react to! The first is an idiot who thinks he knows the law, but actually doesn't. Then we have a Karen who refuses to sign a ticket, gets into a fight with the officer and gets arrested in front of her kid! SOURCES : First Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG_czQeWLpU Second Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6R4mUeIbFo My livestream talking about the PPO - www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZGR-otoJg Lindsey Duneske Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbne4o_I5IZ0sf-wa_WsX5Gu9sgm8SHbz&si=rg2Ab84SSI7uoGz0 To Support The Channel : Team Skeptic Fund : https://paypal.me/TeamSkepticYT Become A Channel Member : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCawl3BI9azbMB5DQqJNpRrg/join Join Our Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/TeamSkeptic #Court #CourtCam #TeamSkeptic

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Sun Exposure and You

Plague Inc but real!

Plague Inc but real!

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Ex-Trooper Turned Sovereign Citizen Thinks The Court Doesn't Have JURISDICTION!!! Pro Se FAIL!!!

Hey guys, and welcome to today's video! Today we have an ex-trooper turned sovereign citizen who doesn't think the court has any jurisdiction over his matter. He goes thru a deposition of his arrest and fails miserably! My livestream talking about the PPO - www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZGR-otoJg Lindsey Duneske Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbne4o_I5IZ0sf-wa_WsX5Gu9sgm8SHbz&si=rg2Ab84SSI7uoGz0 To Support The Channel : Team Skeptic Fund : https://paypal.me/TeamSkepticYT Become A Channel Member : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCawl3BI9azbMB5DQqJNpRrg/join Join Our Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/TeamSkeptic #Court #CourtCam #TeamSkeptic

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Skeptics Guide #1108

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1108 September 5 2026 Special Guests Christian Hubicki and Julia Novella Segment #1. Your Dream Costume Design your dream costume for DragonCon if you had an unlimited budget. Segment #2. Conspiracy Theories Which conspiracy theory would you least mind if it were true? Segment #3. News Items News Item #1 – Stellar Streams and Dark Matter https://phys.org/news/2026-08-milky-gravity-mimic-dark-clues.html News Item #2 – Possible Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260929053543.htm News Item #3 - Ignobels 2026 https://improbable.com/the-36th-first-annual-ig-nobel-prize-ceremony/ News Item #4 - Pet Bird Research https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10827422/ News Item #5 - Speed Running Video Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeyjmJkhLb0 Segment #4. Science or Fiction 1) Early astronauts could not get life insurance, so starting with Apollo 11, right before launch they signed hundreds of special envelopes their families could later sell as a financial fail safe. 2) Skylab’s uncontrolled deorbit in 1979 resulted in a debris field across Western Australia, prompting one small town particularly hard hit to fine NASA $40,000, a sum they paid. 3) George Aldrich has worked for NASA for over 50 years as a sniffer, smelling objects before they can go in a crew compartment to make sure they don’t smell too much. Segment #5. Skeptical Quote of the Week Overheard at DragonCon "Bro, I just took a random pill in the bathroom." "You can't swing a Harley without hitting a Dungeon Crawler Carl." "Aargh. The daystar....it burns me!"

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CDC ya later.... smh

CDC ya later.... smh

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