Episode #439
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: audio distortion
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Scientists report a new technique that can distinguish a DNA paternity test between identical twins. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1872497313002275
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Item #2
Science
Researchers have discovered a new atmospheric chemical that, molecule for molecule, is 7100 times the global warming impact as carbon dioxide. http://media.utoronto.ca/media-releases/arts/new-long-lived-greenhouse-gas-discovered-by-university-of-toronto-chemistry-team/
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Item #3
Fiction
New measurements find that Mercury has expanded more than previously thought – about 100 kilometers in diameter over the life of the solar system. http://www.nature.com/news/mercury-shrinking-more-than-thought-1.14331
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.” - Voltaire