2020's Big Breakthroughs

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🗓️ 30 December 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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We all know 2020 has been a year. And while we may remember it as the year we started matching our facemasks to our sweatpants… it turns out 2020 can be remembered for a lot more than that. This week we’re looking back at the major developments that happened this year in medicine, foreign policy, and entertainment. First up: It turns out COVID vaccines are not just a turning point for ending the pandemic, but also for fighting things like cancer and heart disease. We’ll break down this year’s medical breakthroughs. Then: 2020 has been the year of global protests. Specifically, female-led global protests. We’ll explain the positive changes happening in Belarus, Sudan, and Poland, and why they could be a good sign for the future. Finally: Anyone else miss going to the movies? We sure do. And so does the entertainment industry. We’ll tell you how they’ve pivoted because of the pandemic. And why videogames are making a major comeback. On this episode, you’ll hear from: Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News chief medical correspondent, author, "The New Normal" Samantha Power, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, author, “The Education of an Idealist” Giovanni Colantonio, video game reporter Rebecca Rubin, film and media reporter, “Variety” Skimm HQ’ers Hadley, Sam N., Maria M., Lindsay, and co-founder Carly Zakin Want more Skimm? Sign up for our free daily newsletter Email us your questions about what’s going on in the news right now Subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts Skimm'd by Alex Carr, Justine Davie, and Luke Vargas. With additional support from Peter Bonaventure and Ciara Long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.5	We all know 2020 has been a year.
0:07.5	And while we may remember it as the year we started matching our face masks to our sweat
0:11.2	pants, or we started spending all of our time on the couch, it turns out 2020 can be remembered
0:17.1	for a lot more than that.
0:19.7	On this show, we'll take you through the biggest developments of the year in medicine,
0:23.7	inform policy, and in entertainment.
0:26.4	And we'll make some predictions about whether some of your favorite quarantine trends are
0:30.2	here to stay.
0:31.6	Here's looking at you 2021.
0:34.2	Alright, let's do it.
0:37.0	2020 was a crazy year in the medical world.
0:42.5	This year forced many of us to think about our health and appreciate the tireless work
0:46.4	of the medical community in new ways.
0:49.3	To understand what this year meant in the world of medicine, we called up...
0:53.2	Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News Chief Medical correspondent.
0:58.0	I think that as we look back on 2020 from a medical and scientific standpoint, there are
1:05.0	a lot of reasons for pride and celebration.
1:10.2	And then there are a lot of things that I think were identified as weaknesses that represent
1:17.0	major opportunities for improvement.
1:21.7	One of the reasons to celebrate this year brought major medical breakthroughs, especially
1:26.7	in the form of vaccine technology.
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