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Bob Novella

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1417 total appearances

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

Recent extensive survey of Arctic fish researchers found the first example of a fish, the snailfish, that's able to use its tail fin for backward propulsion.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

Ooh.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

Damn, man.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

None of these are leaping out at me.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

Not even the fish one?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

You got that going for you?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

Because this copper one just sounds too, would be just too good, I'm going to say that was probably baloney, so I'll say that's fiction.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

I was right.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

Yeah, me too.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

Billions.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

How many billions would that save?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

Not the first, I'd say.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

I said that, this fish can't swim backwards.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

Otherwise, it was spot on.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

I'm kind of grossed out by moths.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

I mean, they're not in the area of favorite insect for sure.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Yeah, so it went very well.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

We definitely were watching.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

I was calling Bob and Steve as things were taking off and coming back to Earth.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

But it was a very, very successful mission.