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Bob Novella

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

The first one, a comprehensive review, finds that stingers, horns, and teeth across a broad swath of the planet and animal kingdom share a similar shape largely due to remarkable convergent evolution.

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

They've come to be in similar shapes because of convergent evolution and not just because it works.

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

Well, that is convergent evolution.

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

That's what I'm saying.

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

Ha ha ha!

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

Yeah, I think this is totally science.

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

I mean, imagine asking people to – you have boats and you're like, build something to push into the water so you can move forward.

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

And I think there'd be a lot of things that look very similar to modern paddle, right?

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

I mean, I think it makes perfect sense.

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

Second one, a new technique can simultaneously improve the strength and ductility.

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

What does that mean?

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

All right.

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

So to improve the strength and ductility of titanium alloys is just milliseconds using less than 50% of the energy of heat treating.

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

Certainly, it seems like a big claim, but okay.

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

All right.

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

I don't know about that one.

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

The last one, researchers have put the final nail in the coffin of Mond by demonstrating stable gravitational force laws at vast intergalactic distance.

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

All right.

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

So I'm going to first say, who the hell am I to even comment on this?

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

Right.