The Skeptics Guide #788 - Aug 15 2020

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2020

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

COVID-19 Update; News Items: Quackery in Afghanistan, The Russian Vaccine, CNO Neutrinos, TESS Exoplanet Mission, Huge Lave Tubes; Your Questions and E-mails: Benford's Law; Science or Fiction

Transcript

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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.
0:13.0	Today is Wednesday, August 12, 2020, and this is your host, Steven Nevella.
0:18.0	Joining me this week are Bob Nevella, everybody.
0:20.5	Cara Santa Maria, and Evan Bernstein.
0:24.4	Good evening, folks.
0:25.4	Where's Jay?
0:26.4	Jay?
0:27.4	This is off this week, I decided to give him a vacation.
0:31.7	You want to change him?
0:33.7	He's not a family vacation this week.
0:36.0	Yesterday was his birthday.
0:37.0	This is like his birthday week summer.
0:38.5	Right.
0:39.5	Happy birthday Jay.
0:40.5	Happy birthday Jay?
0:41.5	Yeah.
0:42.5	It's like also like, we haven't taken a vacation all year.
0:46.1	None of us.
0:47.1	No?
0:48.1	We're really going to be right back.
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