Dr. Steven Novella

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11,445 appearances 18 recordings 2 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 3d ago

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

Cellulose is—it is the most common structural protein that exists in the world. voice-verified

Well, it's part of – any natural plant fiber is going to have cellulose in it. voice-verified

And a lot of natural fiber textiles are made out of plant fibers, right? voice-verified

Like cotton and jute and other things. voice-verified

Flax, you know. voice-verified

Yeah, so this is – it's an interesting technology that they developed. voice-verified

Again, I'm concerned about the scalability of using background textiles when you could use plants and cotton to do it cheaper. voice-verified

But the – voice-verified

Part of the idea is that, well, if you're manufacturing the textiles, you have more control over them. voice-verified

So you could make fibers with – or the cloth itself with better properties than you would get out of the natural fibers. voice-verified

Yeah, like bulletproof cotton. voice-verified

Or it shrinks less would be nice. voice-verified

So I don't know if this is commercializable. voice-verified

It's kind of a proof of concept kind of thing. voice-verified

We'll see if it goes anywhere. voice-verified

But it's a fiction, so it doesn't matter. voice-verified

Well, good job, everyone. voice-verified

You got me. voice-verified

You swept us a few weeks back. voice-verified

Lesson, I can't make the fictions too simple. voice-verified

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