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Podcast: ACSH Science Dispatch
Episode: Derek Chauvin's 'Excited Delirium' Defense; Will 10,000 Steps Make You Fit?
Description: Was Derek Chauvin's use of force against George Floyd justified? His attorney said yes, pointing to a controversial syndrome known as "excited delirium" to explain Floyd's frenzied behavior while in
custody. Does this defense withstand scientific scrutiny?
10,000 steps: it's a magic threshold often used to pinpoint fitness, but there's little evidence behind this popular idea.