This week we offered remembrance to all the victims of COVID-19. Rather than the 500 000 we quoted, there are more than 1.8 million COVID deaths.

It's early days for 2021, and things seem to be going well. So far. I'll try not to jinx us.

So we're taking a chill week to talk about some of the most significant things that happened last year.

This week DJ watched a retro anime and Professor was pleasantly surprised by the Doctor Who special.

2020 in Science

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_in_science

2020 in Movies/Anime & Comics

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_in_film

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_in_anime

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_in_comics

2020 in Games

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_in_video_games

Nerdful things

DJ

– Fist of the North Star - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fist_of_the_North_Star

Rating: 5/5

Professor

• Revolution of the Daleks - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_of_the_Daleks

Rating: 3.5/5

Other topics discussed

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It has since spread worldwide, leading to an ongoing pandemic.)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019

Understanding mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/mrna.html

How mRNA vaccines work, and how they might protect us from the flu and other diseases

• https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-11-22/mrna-vaccines-covid-19-pfizer-moderna-influenza-emerging-disease/12891308

SpaceX Crew-1 (the first operational crewed flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft.)

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