Dr. Steven (Steve) Novella

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1,490 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 27 Jun

Dr. Steven (Steve) 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 #827 - May 15 2021 podcast

Each week I come up with three science news items or facts, two real and one fake, and I challenge my panel of skeptics to tell me which one is the fake. matched

And there's a theme this week, and the theme is language. matched

This should be fun. matched

Three things about language. matched

What do you know about language, Jay? matched

So the odds are in your favor. matched

Here we go. matched

That might not actually work out that way, but here we go. matched

All right. matched

Number one, there are over 2,000 known artificial or constructed languages. matched

Item number two, nearly 30% of English words are of French origin. matched

And item number three, a language or dialect goes extinct every two weeks. matched

Jay, go first. matched

All right. matched

And Kara. matched

All right, so you all agree with number three, a language or dialect goes extinct every two weeks. matched

You all think that one is science, and that one is science. matched

All right. matched

Wow, man. matched

Not all right, but yeah. matched

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