SCOUT· 48%2h 02m·2026-07-04·ScienceThe Skeptics Guide #1095 - Jul 4 2026
Back to Basics: Scientific Skepticism; News Items: Synthetic Cells, Trust in Science, Geothermal Update, Solar Corona Heating; Quickie with Cara: Radiation Eating Fungus; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Responses to Evan; Science or Fiction
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“I wish you would address the response by Rebecca Watson. I saw a quote from her on reddit where she said The Novella Bros. new his political views and she proceeded to call him a supporter of genocide and that he sucks. Now, I don't know if…”
“Evan Bernstein is a Jew. Of course he took his own side. That doesn't mean he had to make gleefully macabre posts and REALLY DIDN'T excuse using the SGU brand while doing it. Unforgivable.”
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