Mon. 11/23 - Oxford's Vaccine & "Word" of the Year

<p><strong><em>Mars may still be volcanically active, which could mean positive things for the potential of life on the planet. More good vaccine news, this time from Oxford and AstraZeneca. And speaking of Oxford, the dictionary took a weird turn for their Word of the Year.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>BitTrust IRA, Waive your signup fee <a href="https://bittrustira.com/Kottke/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BitTrustIRA.com/kottke</a></li><li>The Jordan Harbinger Show, <a href="http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jordanharbinger.com/subscribe</a> </li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/science/mars-volcano-eruption.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Signs of Recent Volcanic Eruption on Mars Hint at Habitats for Life</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/20/11/oxford-astrazenecas-covid-19-vaccine-up-to-90-effective" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covid-19 Vaccine Up to 90% Effective</a> (Kottke)</li><li><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2020/11/23/astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-is-70-effective-on-average-early-data-show/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is 70% effective on average, data show</a> (STAT)</li><li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/astrazeneca-vaccine-third-cheaper-oxford-c99d26eb2946f6fde45a1edc002ff028" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">3rd major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaper</a> (AP)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/business/astrazeneca-oxford-coronavirus-vaccine.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AstraZeneca and Oxford Say Vaccine Is Up to 90 Percent Effective</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://lithub.com/oxfords-official-word-of-2020-is-well-its-a-lot-of-words/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oxford’s official word of 2020 is . . . well, it’s a lot of words.</a> (LitHub)</li><li><a href="https://oxforduniversitypres