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<blockquote>Thought this would be a good topic. [https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/01/31/among-the-vitamin-k-anti-vaxxers/?fbclid=IwAR1a_kD-mnHFUOkiC9ZNSJbGajHvh-LSievgQJAD2P9pJ_p0kVDJcvzu3TQ New York Review of Books: Among the Vitamin K ‘Anti-Vaxxers’]<ref>[https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/01/31/among-the-vitamin-k-anti-vaxxers/?fbclid=IwAR1a_kD-mnHFUOkiC9ZNSJbGajHvh-LSievgQJAD2P9pJ_p0kVDJcvzu3TQ New York Review of Books: Among the Vitamin K ‘Anti-Vaxxers’]</ref> Didn’t know about this craziness. Mark Gregor-Pearse, Chicago </blockquote>
<blockquote>Thought this would be a good topic. [https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/01/31/among-the-vitamin-k-anti-vaxxers/?fbclid=IwAR1a_kD-mnHFUOkiC9ZNSJbGajHvh-LSievgQJAD2P9pJ_p0kVDJcvzu3TQ New York Review of Books: Among the Vitamin K ‘Anti-Vaxxers’]<ref>[https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/01/31/among-the-vitamin-k-anti-vaxxers/?fbclid=IwAR1a_kD-mnHFUOkiC9ZNSJbGajHvh-LSievgQJAD2P9pJ_p0kVDJcvzu3TQ New York Review of Books: Among the Vitamin K ‘Anti-Vaxxers’]</ref> Didn’t know about this craziness. <br> – Mark Gregor-Pearse, Chicago </blockquote>


== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> ==
== Science or Fiction <small>()</small> ==
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<blockquote>'''Theme: Pandemics'''<br>'''Item #1:''' Although the flu strain that caused the 1918 pandemic was particularly virulent, it was likely secondary bacterial infections that caused most deaths, not the virus itself.<ref>[https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/196/11/1717/886065 Journal of Infectious Diseases: What Really Happened during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic? The Importance of Bacterial Secondary Infections]</ref><br>'''Item #2:''' The Bubonic Plague is still the deadliest in history, with between 75 and 200 million deaths.<ref>[https://www.mphonline.org/worst-pandemics-in-history/ MPH Online: Outbreak: 10 of the Worst Pandemics in History ]</ref><br>'''Item #3:''' There have been more cholera pandemics than any other type of organism.<ref>[https://www.historyofvaccines.org/index.php/content/articles/influenza-pandemics The History of Vaccines: Influenza Pandemics]</ref></blockquote>
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SGU Episode 767
March 21th 2020
(brief caption for the episode icon)

SGU 766                      SGU 768

Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella

B: Bob Novella

C: Cara Santa Maria

J: Jay Novella

Quote of the Week

What you learn from a life in science is the vastness of our ignorance.

David Eagleman, American neuroscientist and science communicator

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Show Notes
Forum Discussion


Introduction

Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.


COVID-19 Update ()

"5 to 10 Years" ()

News Items

S:

B:

C:

J:

E:

(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]

Hoarders of the Pandemic ()

Evolution of Anxiety ()

Extreme Depth of Focus Lens ()

Predicting the Present ()

Who's That Noisy? ()

  • Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_

New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

Question #1: Vitamin K for Newborns ()

Thought this would be a good topic. New York Review of Books: Among the Vitamin K ‘Anti-Vaxxers’[5] Didn’t know about this craziness.
– Mark Gregor-Pearse, Chicago

Science or Fiction ()

Answer Item
Fiction More cholera
Science Bubonic plague
Science
Bacterial infections
Host Result
Steve win
Rogue Guess
Bob
 Bacterial infections
Jay
 More cholera
Cara
 More cholera

Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: Pandemics
Item #1: Although the flu strain that caused the 1918 pandemic was particularly virulent, it was likely secondary bacterial infections that caused most deaths, not the virus itself.[6]
Item #2: The Bubonic Plague is still the deadliest in history, with between 75 and 200 million deaths.[7]
Item #3: There have been more cholera pandemics than any other type of organism.[8]

Bob's Response

Jay's Response

Cara's Response

Steve Explains Item #2

Steve Explains Item #3

Steve Explains Item #1

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

What you learn from a life in science is the vastness of our ignorance.
– David Eagleman, American neuroscientist, author, and science communicator

Signoff/Announcements ()

S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.

S: Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by SGU Productions, dedicated to promoting science and critical thinking. For more information, visit us at theskepticsguide.org. Send your questions to info@theskepticsguide.org. And, if you would like to support the show and all the work that we do, go to patreon.com/SkepticsGuide and consider becoming a patron and becoming part of the SGU community. Our listeners and supporters are what make SGU possible.

Today I Learned

  • Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[9]
  • Fact/Description
  • Fact/Description


References

  1. ↑ Discover Magazine: Why Coronavirus Is Turning People Into Hoarders: A Q&A on the Psychology of Pandemics
  2. ↑ National Geographic: Coronavirus is spreading panic. Here’s the science behind why.
  3. ↑ Neurologica: Extreme Depth of Focus Lens
  4. ↑ Medical Xpress: What you're seeing right now is the past, so your brain is predicting the present
  5. ↑ New York Review of Books: Among the Vitamin K ‘Anti-Vaxxers’
  6. ↑ Journal of Infectious Diseases: What Really Happened during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic? The Importance of Bacterial Secondary Infections
  7. ↑ MPH Online: Outbreak: 10 of the Worst Pandemics in History
  8. ↑ The History of Vaccines: Influenza Pandemics
  9. ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]

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