Episode #366

Episode #366

News Items

• Fake Bomb Detector Maker Charged
• Debating an Antivaccinationist
• Feathered Dinosaurs
• New Moon for Pluto
• Higgs Discovery Announced
• Sex Myths
• Sapphire Hard Drive

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Science

  Scientists have isolated a new kind of fat cell in humans known as beige fat. http://www.sciencecodex.com/danafarber_study_shows_newly_isolated_beige_fat_cells_could_help_fight_obesity-94884

• Item #2 Fiction

  Scientists have ‘resurrected’ a 500 million year old bacteria (E. coli) by reproducing its genome.http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=138621

• Item #3 Science

  A Cochrane review finds no evidence that electric fans are useful in a heat wave. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120711123009.htm

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

‘Sometimes, even by accident, the universe makes beauty, and we can stand back in awe of it. Even better – we can figure out why. Science! I love this stuff.’ – Phil Plait