SCOUT· 64%1h 33m·2026-07-18·ScienceThe Skeptics Guide #1097 - Jul 18 2026
Live from Seattle; Theaters vs Home Streaming; News Items: The Enshittification of Academic Publishing, Ending Forever Plastic, Reanalysis of Type Ia Supernova, Manipulating Gravitational Waves; Science or Fiction
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“Funny to hear the discussion of theaters vs home movie watching the weekend The Odyssey is out, the whole premise being to watch it on imax.”
“TIMESTAMPS [0:24] Live from Seattle, ft. COVID [1:40] Debate - Theaters vs Home Streaming [14:17] News Item: The Enshittification of Academic Publishing [25:26] News Item: Ending Forever Plastic [36:24] Sponsor - Monarch [37:40] News Item:…”
“It's theater for me, despite having the nearest good theater more than 40 minues away, and no IMAX. All movies are digital now, there's no need to store and move reels of film in and out of the projection booth. Tickets are digital too. So…”
“I'd prefer The Big Slurp then at least we will never know what hit us.”
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