Episode #350
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Last weeks submissions included skeptical cartoon characters
Interview with James Randi
- http://www.randi.org
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Paleontologists demonstrate that the arrangement of bones in fossil aquatic dinosaurs is likely the result of the dinosaur carcasses exploding after death. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120321172208.htm
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Item #2
Science
A new study indicates that adults learning a second language can achieve native-like language processing, which can improve even after a period of no exposure. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0032974
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Item #3
Science
Scientists have demonstrated the existence of a new layer of genetic information in genes previously thought to be redundant. http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2012/03/11794/new-layer-genetic-information-discovered
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Fear believes – courage doubts. Fear falls upon the earth and prays – courage stands erect and thinks. Fear is barbarism – courage is civilization. Fear believes in witchcraft, in devils and in ghosts. Fear is religion, courage is science.’ - Robert Ingersoll