The Skeptics Guide #794 - Sep 26 2020

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The Skeptics Guide #794 - Sep 26 2020

FromThe Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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Sep 26, 2020

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COVID-19 Update; News Items: Better Batteries, Perovskite Solar Cells, Perception of Time, Rewiring the Brain, The 2020 IgNobels; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

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Sep 26, 2020

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly science podcast discussing the latest science news, critical thinking, bad science, conspiracies and controversies. -The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: Your escape to reality - Produced by SGU Productions, LLC: https://www.theskepticsguide.org

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