The Skeptics Guide #954 - Oct 21 2023 (Ad Free)
Added 2023-10-21 14:10:41 +0000 UTCSwindler's List: The IT Scam; News Items: Driverless Cars, Dead Whale Mystery, Filtering Wildfire Air, New Law of Nature Proposed, The Real Count Dracula; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Last After the Big Bang; Science or Fiction
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Lyme disease is present in most of the northern hemisphere, although in Europe it's mainly spread by a different tick species. I caught it myself like a decade ago, and the antibiotics my doc prescribed killed it off promptly. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease#Epidemiology
Christer Jansson
2023-10-22 08:38:55 +0000 UTCOn the topic of tech support scams, check out the YouTube channel of Jim Browning. He’s basically internet Batman with reverse hacking, calling victims to stop them from carrying through on sending money, and he works with some other YouTubers to take down entire scam centers. It could be fun to have him on the show, since it’s a vital skeptical topic.
The Illuminaughty
2023-10-22 07:06:12 +0000 UTC
