The Skeptics Guide #766 - Mar 14 2020

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

Skepticism, Paranormal, Psuedoscience, Science, Fringe-science, Skeptic

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🗓️ 14 March 2020

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

What's the Word: Moiety; News Items: Shorter Day in Past, Handwashing, CAM for Coronavirus, Lift Follow Up; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:06.5	Your escape to reality.
0:10.1	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:12.8	Today is Wednesday, March 11, 2020, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:17.5	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:19.2	Hey everybody.
0:20.2	Cara Santa Maria.
0:21.2	Howdy.
0:22.2	Jane Novella.
0:23.2	Hey guys.
0:24.2	And Evan Bernstein.
0:25.2	Good evening folks.
0:26.2	So it's official, the World Health Organization, who, that's right, the World Health Organization,
0:32.3	has declared a worldwide pandemic.
0:35.8	Welcome to the pandemic, absolutely.
0:37.8	Yeah, we were, yeah, just, I mean, we were labeled at this point.
0:41.4	We were there just a little bit.
0:42.4	But still, it's a milestone.
0:43.4	How that's only a few years.
0:44.4	It is.
0:45.4	It's about the same time.
0:46.4	It's like a certificate you would put on your kids' wall.
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