The Skeptics Guide #844 - Sep 11 2021

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The Skeptics Guide #844 - Sep 11 2021

FromThe Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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Sep 11, 2021

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COVID Update: Mu Variant; News Items: Just Below Pricing, Magnetic Field Record, Mars Rock Sample, Getting Rid of Cash; Who's That Noisy; Your E-mails and Questions: Electric Cars; Science or Fiction

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Sep 11, 2021

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly science podcast discussing the latest science news, critical thinking, bad science, conspiracies and controversies. -The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: Your escape to reality - Produced by SGU Productions, LLC: https://www.theskepticsguide.org

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