Episode #241
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Walt Disney
Interview with Daniel Wilson
- http://danielhwilson.blogspot.com/
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Researchers believe that bacteria in ocean sediments are connected by a network of microbial nanowires similar to the popular movie Avatar. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527493.800-the-real-avatar-ocean-bacteria-act-as-superorganism.html
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Item #2
Fiction
Mid-level Intelligent People Have ‘Unnatural’ Preferences and Values That Are Novel in Human Evolutionary History. http://www.asanet.org/press/20100223/Evolution_and_Intelligence.cfm
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Item #3
Science
Nasa has announced it intends to build inflatable space stations and moon bases. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18566-nasa-sets-sights-on-inflatable-space-stations.html