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 #872 - Mar 26 2022 podcast

SpaceX would not be where it is had not NASA spent billions of dollars blazing that trail to begin with. voice-verified

But NASA did something very, very smart with the Artemis program. voice-verified

There are contractors in all 50 states responsible for about 70,000 employees working on the various aspects of Artemis. voice-verified

That means that every single senator has a stake. voice-verified

Wow. voice-verified

Obama and Trump tried to reduce the budget and then the Congress would not let them do it because of that. voice-verified

So they were – I don't know how deliberate that was but that was the result and I think it was probably – I mean all 50 states sounds like they made an effort to like spread it out to make sure that they had continued support and it worked. voice-verified

All right, Cara, tell us about the effects of COVID on the brain. voice-verified

That your brain shrinks when you get COVID. voice-verified

What do you mean by notice? voice-verified

Measure. voice-verified

Measure is different than notice, right? voice-verified

I'm talking about me like sitting here. voice-verified

So that depends on what your baseline is. voice-verified

The more high-functioning you are intellectually at baseline, the more subtle a deficit you will notice. voice-verified

We will be able to detect it on standardized testing before you will notice it in your day-to-day life. voice-verified

So there's different thresholds. voice-verified

Well, I know, but whether or not you have it, you could detect it if you did a pre- and post-test, right? voice-verified

Which would be hard to do because why would somebody get a pre-test before COVID? voice-verified

Yeah, and it's subjective, again, if you don't have numbers. voice-verified

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