The Skeptics Guide #804 - Dec 5 2020

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 5 December 2020

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

COVID-19 Update; News Items: The Home of Jesus, Ancient Seeds, Treatment for Progeria, Protein Folding Solved, ISS Longevity; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Principia Follow Up; Name That Logical Fallacy: Slippery Slope; 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.
0:09.3	Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:12.6	Today is Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:17.4	Jordi Mio de Sweeka, Bob Novella.
0:19.2	Hey everybody, Kara Santa Maria.
0:21.3	Howdy.
0:22.3	Jane Novella.
0:23.3	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:25.1	Evening folks.
0:26.1	God is December already, man.
0:28.1	By the way, the 2020 seemed like forever, but at the same time, these years are always
0:34.0	alike, they're flying by at the same time.
0:35.8	Because we mark the date every week, and we're like, it's always for the, oh, it's December
0:39.4	already.
0:40.4	Yeah, this is definitely one year I won't be sad to see put into the history books.
0:45.8	That's just sure.
0:46.8	And the rear of your mirror, you know.
0:48.5	So just a very quick COVID update this week.
0:52.0	The bottom line is the pandemic is raging, at least in the US, worse than it ever has
0:57.7	been.
0:58.7	Worldwide as well, but I mean, you know, it's country by country, but in the US, it's worse
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