Steven Novella

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1,536 appearances 3 recordings 2 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 4 Jul

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

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There's an asymmetry.

There's a fundamental asymmetry here where it takes a lot less time to create a misconception than it does to correct it.

And so we're constantly working at a disadvantage.

trying to sell a nuanced, complicated, thoughtful opinion about something versus something that's optimized to be a good slogan, right?

That asymmetry is just so frustrating.

I think there's probably a lot more than you think.

It's just hard to peek through the top in terms of the media.

Are there really more incredible guitar players out there than there are knowledgeable scientists who will enthusiastically talk about their science?

I'm not convinced of that.

It's just a lot easier to get media attention if you're one than the other.

So I would love to live in a society where we were silly with science communicators.

They were all over the place.

Dr. Cara.

All right.

Thanks, Jay.

So guys, what do you know about geothermal energy?

Yeah.

So you're confusing two things there, Kara.

So like the burying the tubes underground, I think it sounds like you're talking about like a geothermal heating system for a house.

Yeah.

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