Episode #463

Episode #463

News Items

• Planet-Eating Stars
• Fluoride and Vaccines are Safe
• Nasal Strips for Horses
• Jupiter’s Red Spot Shrinking
• Military Response to Zombies

Who's That Noisy

• Answer to last week: Al Paca

Interview with Jason Luchtefeld and Grant Ritchey

• PrismPodcast

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Fiction

  A Chinese miner, who was trapped underground for 17 years, was recently rescued by excavators. http://tinyurl.com/nhpag7x

• Item #2 Science

  A recent study of buried remains concludes that survivors of the 14th century black death had a significantly increased life expectancy following the plague. http://tinyurl.com/m3ollpe

• Item #3 Science

  Sony has announced the return of tape backup, with a cassette that can hold 185 TB of data. http://tinyurl.com/lp63j5j

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

“People who devote their lives to studying something often come to believe that the object of their fascination is the key to understanding everything” - Jonathan Haidt