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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #782 - Jul 4 2020

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2020

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

COVID-19 Update; What's the Word: Water Caustics; News Items: Raw Milk, Monster Quasar, Asteroid Really Killed the Dinosaurs, Visualizing Data; Who's That Noisy; Name That Logical Fallacy; 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

Well and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.

0:12.7

Today is Wednesday July 1st, 2020 and this is your host, Stephen Novella.

0:18.1

Joining me this week are Bob Novella.

0:19.8

Hey everybody.

0:20.8

Cara Santa Maria.

0:21.8

Howdy.

0:22.8

Jane Novella.

0:23.8

Hey guys.

0:24.8

And Evan Bernstein.

0:25.8

Welcome to the second half of the year everyone.

0:27.7

Yeah we are.

0:28.7

Let's hope it was as good as the first half.

0:31.9

This is one of the longest first halves of a year I think I've ever experienced in my life.

0:37.3

It was different all right.

0:38.9

The thing that I think that's happened over the last week in terms of the whole COVID craziness

0:43.6

is the real escalation of the mask wars as a cultural war in the US which is just crazy

0:51.8

absolutely.

0:52.8

Absolutely.

0:53.8

Well I guess we'll fight over anything right?

0:55.8

It's hard to be you know to be surprised after everything we've seen but this is a little

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