The Skeptics Guide #796 - Oct 10 2020

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 10 October 2020

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

COVID-19 Update; Scott Lilienfeld Remembered; News Items: Nobel Prizes in Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, Circuit Creates Limitless Power, Ouija Board Nonsense; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: German Alphabet and Coal Fired Plants; 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.
0:09.1	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:12.9	Today is Wednesday, October 7, 2020 and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:17.5	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:19.2	Hey everybody, Cara Santa Maria.
0:21.2	Howdy.
0:22.2	Jane Novella.
0:23.2	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:24.2	Good evening folks.
0:25.2	All right, so what happened in the last week that was newsworthy?
0:32.2	Okay.
0:33.2	Well not much.
0:35.2	Something about someone came down with something.
0:38.2	Someone or someone's.
0:39.8	The president caught COVID-19 and it was basically a super spreader event at the White House.
0:46.2	And a ton of the people in his orbit also came down with COVID-19.
0:50.2	I think it was 19.
0:51.2	Steve, last count?
0:52.2	Last I heard.
0:53.2	Yeah.
0:54.2	Well, hi Ronnical.
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