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Bob Novella

πŸ‘€ Speaker
1417 total appearances

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

If you really think about it, their software that can do this is the most important piece of software on the planet.

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

In a way, yeah.

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

And it's the most desired – what government or what other software company wouldn't want it or at least be able to use it on their own stuff?

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

This is profound.

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

This is one of the biggest software-related, technology-related things that I've heard in a long time that like –

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

All right, Jay, it's Who's That Noisy time.

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

All right, guys, last week I played this noisy.

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

Now, I was impressed because a lot of people got this right.

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

Of course, I usually pick the first person that sends it in.

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

So let's go through this.

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

Listener named Mike Johnson said, Jay and everyone, my guest for this week's noisy is a hydropower grain mill.

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

Thank you for all that you do on this podcast and elsewhere.

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

And they always look forward to the banter and analytical and critical thinking each week.

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

So a hydro-powered grain mill is one of those mills that is powered by water flow, right?

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

They have that large wheel on the outside of the building, and that wheel turns like a stone grinding disc inside of the building, and that's how it's powered.

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

You guys can visualize that, right?

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

Mm-hmm.

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

That is not correct, but that is the first time anyone has ever guessed that specific thing.

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

I think that's really fun and cool.

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

Uh, another listener named Dan Lee wrote in and said, dear Jay, this week's noisy is some people doing sprints in a gymnasium or playing racquetball.