{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Skeptics Guide #1081","description":"The Skeptic\u2019s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1081 March 26th 2026 Segment #1. Back to Basics Confirmation Bias Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 \u2013 NASA Announces New Moon Plans https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/space-exploration\/nasa-announces-near-impossible-space-plans-including-usd20b-moon-base-and-humanitys-first-nuclear-powered-interplanetary-spacecraft News Item #2 \u2013 The Limits of Cloning https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/dead-end-radical-20-year-study-reveals-genetic-cloning-hits-a-limit News Item #3 \u2013 Giant Insects https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-03-massive-insect-body-size-million.html News Item #4 \u2013 Pushing Exorcism https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/vatican\/exorcists-urge-pope-to-appoint-trained-practitioners-in-every-diocese News Item #5 \u2013 Update on 3I\/Atlas https:\/\/theness.com\/neurologicablog\/what-happened-to-comet-3i-atlas\/ Segment 3. Who\u2019s That Noisy Segment #4. Science or Fiction Each week our host will come up with three science news items or facts, two genuine, one fictitious. He will challenge our panel of skeptics to sniff out the fake \u2013 and you can play along. Theme: Global Nutrition Item 1: About half of all deaths of children under 5 are linked to malnutrition. Item 2: The most prevalent micronutrient deficiency globally is Vitamin A. Item 3: According to recent data, current fortification programs prevent 7 billion nutritional deficiencies per year. Segment #5. Skeptical Quote of the Week \u201cDoubt everything, roughly, although most people know his most famous second saying, cogito ergo sum, the first was to doubt everything, of which he couldn't doubt he was doubting, hence, I think, therefore I am. The cartesian coordinate system was named after him, a true polymath of his time.\u201d - De omnibus dubitandum - Renee Descartes","author_name":"The Skeptics Guide To The Universe","author_url":"https:\/\/www.theskepticsguide.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40650995\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200213855"}