The Skeptics Guide #841 - Aug 21 2021

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2021

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Summary

COVID Booster Shots; News Items: Philippines Approves Golden Rice, Moore's Law Beyond Silicon, Brain Organoids with Eyes, Fusion Advance; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Animals that Cook; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:06.4	Your escape to reality.
0:10.1	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:12.4	Today is Wednesday, August 18, 2021, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:17.3	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:19.1	Hey everybody.
0:20.1	Cara Santa Maria.
0:21.1	Howdy.
0:22.1	Jane Novella.
0:23.1	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:24.6	Good evening folks.
0:26.3	Hello, we have some news about the FU going to Dragoncon.
0:31.5	The news is we're not going to Dragoncon.
0:34.5	Unfortunately, I know it's bad.
0:37.6	We've been tracking this for a very close.
0:40.4	We had a meeting and we sort of talked about is there any way we can go like what could
0:46.3	we do?
0:47.3	We could put Plexiglass and we have double masking.
0:49.3	I bought some N95s, but at the end of the day.
0:53.4	We have six.
0:57.4	But at the end of the day, there's going to be too risky.
1:00.3	We have too many vulnerable people in our bubbles.
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