The Skeptics Guide #778 - Jun 6 2020

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 6 June 2020

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

Update on COVID-19; News Items: More Accurate Time of Death, SpaceX and ISS, Police Brutality Breeds Distrust, Journalists and UFOs, Will Your Dog Rescue You; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Talking and Breathing; 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 June 3rd, 2020 and this is your host, Steven Nevella.
0:17.5	Joining me this week are Bob Nevella, Cara Santa Maria, Jaina Nevella, Evan Bernstein.
0:25.0	Good evening folks.
0:26.3	How are you all doing today?
0:27.8	I'm pretty good at skating.
0:30.8	It's been a tough week.
0:33.8	Lots happened since our last show.
0:35.8	I'm just going to do a little bit of COVID updates first, like we usually do.
0:41.8	The numbers are continued to increase, of course.
0:45.8	But in the US, there definitely is a leveling off.
0:48.8	The parts of the country that peaked first are the new cases.
0:54.8	New cases are declining.
0:56.8	Some other parts of the country where that peak later are still on the up swing and some
1:01.4	are even spiking a little bit.
1:03.8	I've said before, we'll be getting that transition to the next phase, where we're starting
1:09.1	to partially roll things out.
1:12.0	I think the next month or two is going to really tell a lot about how things are going
1:15.9	to go.
1:16.9	Do you think that's because the most populated cities did tend to peak first?
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