The Skeptics Guide #862 - Jan 15 2022

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2022

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

News Items: Pig Heart Transplant, Managing the Next Pandemic, Bogus Hangover Cures, James Webb Telescope Update, Battlefield Acupuncture; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Does Smelling Equal Exposure; Name That Logical Fallacy; 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.
0:10.0	Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:12.5	Today is Wednesday, January 12, 2022, and this is your host, Stephen Novella.
0:17.7	Joining me to speak our Bob Novella.
0:19.4	Hey everybody, Cara Santamaria.
0:21.4	Howdy.
0:22.4	Jane Novella.
0:23.4	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:25.4	Good evening folks.
0:26.4	I was everyone feeling we're right in the peak of the Omurkron.
0:31.5	Make up a little bit for Pierre Stel.
0:33.0	I'm feeling fine.
0:34.0	It's amazing to think, but I told you two years ago that in two years we would be breaking
0:39.1	records for new infections with the pandemic.
0:42.0	That was my blind.
0:43.0	Yeah.
0:44.0	Oh yeah.
0:45.0	Yeah, we would definitely think we'd be on a down swing by now.
0:47.6	Yeah, these variants though.
0:50.1	Who knew there could be a 50 variants by now is that?
0:53.6	Probably most epidemiology.
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