Steven Novella Quotes

Steven Paul Novella is an American clinical neurologist and assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine. Novella is best known for his involvement in the skeptical movement. Wikipedia  

✵ 29. July 1964
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Famous Steven Novella Quotes

“… you don't realize whether or not you completely understand a topic until you are tasked to explain it to someone else. … That really challenges your understanding of a topic.”

SGU, Podcast #170, October 22nd, 2008 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/170
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2000s

“Ignorance is a low-energy state. It takes constant vigilance and work to climb out of it.”

SGU, Podcast #352 – April 14th, 2012 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/352
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2010s

“We will make virtual brains. … We will be able to create consciousness without really ever understanding it.”

SGU, Podcast #405 – April 20th, 2013 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/405
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2010s

“What defines a cult is not what they believe, at all. It's how they behave. The belief system is almost incidental.”

SGU, Podcast #253, May 19th, 2010 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/253
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2010s

“I will never be convinced by any anecdotal report, ever, especially if something extremely unlikely or unusual. Memory is not a reliable piece of data.”

SGU, Podcast #122, November 20th, 2007 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/122
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2000s

“You need systems. You need checklists. You need … things in place to keep people from making mistakes. Left to their own devices, people will screw up on a regular basis.”

SGU, Podcast #207, July 1st, 2009 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/207
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2000s

Steven Novella Quotes about thinking

“I think the Internet is the biggest classroom we have.”

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast #47 – June 14th, 2006 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/47
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2000s

“Even though I think they're probably usually wrong, minority opinions in science are very useful. It keeps the whole process honest …”

SGU, Podcast #227, November 25th, 2009 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/227
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2000s

“It's similar to … somebody who is stoned thinking that they are really profound.”

SGU, Podcast #326, October 15th, 2011 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/326
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2010s
Context: In fact, there are many altered brain states where people may have a very vivid experience, or at least a vivid memory of their experience, precisely because they have impaired brain function. When you start dropping some of the higher brain functions out of the loop, like reality testing and things like that, … things can seem hyper-real. That could actually be a sign of brain dysfunction. It's similar to … somebody who is stoned thinking that they are really profound.

“I think science is best taught as a puzzle to be solved.”

SGU, Podcast #187, February 11th, 2009 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/187
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2000s

Steven Novella Quotes

“In fact, there are many altered brain states where people may have a very vivid experience, or at least a vivid memory of their experience, precisely because they have impaired brain function.”

SGU, Podcast #326, October 15th, 2011 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/326
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2010s
Context: In fact, there are many altered brain states where people may have a very vivid experience, or at least a vivid memory of their experience, precisely because they have impaired brain function. When you start dropping some of the higher brain functions out of the loop, like reality testing and things like that, … things can seem hyper-real. That could actually be a sign of brain dysfunction. It's similar to … somebody who is stoned thinking that they are really profound.

“The inability to explain something doesn't mean that it is inexplicable.”

SGU, Podcast #145, April 30th, 2008 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/145
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2000s
Context: The inability to explain something doesn't mean that it is inexplicable. … Always consider the simplest things first. … The inability to explain it doesn't mean that it has to be something fantastical or alien, or that it's unexplainable.

“There's a host of scams that are evolving all the time.”

SGU, Podcast #72 – December 6th, 2006 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/72
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2000s

“… most scientists are really quite happy to talk about their work. It's often hard to get them to shut up, actually.”

SGU, Podcast #148, May 21st, 2008 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/148
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2000s

“Isn't the future necessarily going to be dominated by machine life?”

SGU, Podcast #401 – March 23rd, 2013 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/401
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2010s

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