Episode #371
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Adam Savage
Interview with Chris Ford
- Business Director for Pixar http://macanimationpro.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=32718
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Astronomers have discovered the first evidence of a planet being devoured by its aging star. http://science.psu.edu/news-and-events/2012-news/Wolszczan8-2012
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Item #2
Fiction
A new study demonstrates that peanut butter can be used as an effective oil dispersant for large environmental oil spills. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120820114039.htm
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Item #3
Science
Researchers find that artificial platelet-like nanoparticles nearly double survival after severe trauma with internal bleeding. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/cwru-nat082012.php
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Hence the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul and pleasure, then believe; if you wish to be a devotee of truth, then inquire.’ - Friedrich Nietzsche