The Skeptics Guide #858 - Dec 18 2021

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 18 December 2021

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

What's The Word: Substrate; News Items: Storing Energy with Air and Water, Zoom Fatigue, Challenging Einstein, Webb Launching; Who's That Noisy; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the skeptic's guide to the universe.
0:06.5	Your escape to reality.
0:09.0	Hello and welcome to the skeptic's guide to the universe.
0:12.5	Today is Tuesday, December 14, 2021, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:16.8	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:18.6	Hey everybody, Karen, Santa Maria, Jenovela.
0:21.7	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:24.3	Good evening everyone.
0:25.3	So, it's a lot going on.
0:27.7	You're not sure what to chat about in the lead up to the news items, but one of the big
0:32.8	things that's happened this week is a massive swarm of tornadoes in the South.
0:37.9	Unfortunately, many people have died as a result.
0:41.2	I think the worst thing that candle factory in Kentucky when tornadoes get powerful enough,
0:46.1	they just demolish buildings in their path.
0:48.4	So, the first and most obvious question that I think a lot of people ask themselves is
0:53.6	is this because of global warming?
0:55.4	Like is this what the new norm is for tornadoes?
0:57.6	Well, I'll tell you.
0:59.3	Yeah, I was going to say I've found some really good articles about that.
1:02.4	So, there's one thing that we could say for sure, and that is that the number of tornadoes
1:06.2	recorded in the US between 1950 and 2021.
1:09.8	So, basically over the last 70 years is increasing, right?
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