Dr. Steven Novella

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11,445 appearances 18 recordings 2 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 2d ago

Dr. Steven Novella’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe · The Skeptics Guide #1063 - Nov 22 2025 podcast

That's the biggest leap. voice-verified

Bob, they eat fish. voice-verified

I mean, what are you talking about? voice-verified

Those wolves, some wolves live by water. voice-verified

They eat fish. voice-verified

But how do you know that he's making that connection? voice-verified

Meaning that, and you're saying, how does he know that it's artificial? voice-verified

It's just something in the water. voice-verified

Fish get trapped in stuff in the water. voice-verified

You pull this stuff out and sometimes there's fish attached to it. voice-verified

And maybe this specifically he's learned through experience or through observation that there's often fish attached to it. voice-verified

Again, is it different than pulling a branch out of the water and hoping there's a fish in it? voice-verified

I don't know. voice-verified

That's tool use. voice-verified

So, again, I love this because it's this murky question of definition. voice-verified

Right. voice-verified

And it shows you how careful you have to be with definitions because you could break that, right? voice-verified

I think this is an example which is breaking a poorly written definition of what kind of tool use. voice-verified

Right. voice-verified

I don't think the wolf there is making any of these associations. voice-verified

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