Let’s Fight the Virus and Not the Scientists

November 03, 2020 00:46:59
Let’s Fight the Virus and Not the Scientists
Call It Like I See It
Let’s Fight the Virus and Not the Scientists

Nov 03 2020 | 00:46:59

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Hosted By

James Keys Tunde Ogunlana

Show Notes

COVID-19 rates are spiking across the globe, and James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana consider whether our societies have misjudged how pervasive the pandemic would be (01:13) and discuss comments from a conservative party leader in the UK about Boris Johnson "giving in to scientific advisers" with his lockdown measures (09:14).  The guys also take a look at the apparent availability of cloned pets and some implications of technology’s advance on that front (33:56).

U.S. reports world record of more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases in single day (Reuters)

Boris Johnson accused of 'giving in to scientific advisers' as England heads for lockdown (CNN)

Iowa Woman Has Her 'Wonderful' Cat Cloned After His Death (People)

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