Episode #469

Episode #469

News Items

• Food Fears
• Higgs Follow Up
• Free Will
• Rights of the Unvaccinated
• KFC Hoax

Who's That Noisy

• Answer to last week: revealed next week

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Science

  Relatively speaking, Earth is smoother than a bowling ball. http://www.curiouser.co.uk/facts/smooth_earth.htm

• Item #2 Science

  There are about 8.6 million lightning strikes per day on Earth. http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/wea00/wea00239.htm

• Item #3 Science

  All the Earth’s gold could cover the entire surface of the planet to a depth of 1.5 feet (0.45 meters). http://thegoldlab.com/2013/12/gold-facts-much-gold-earths-core/#.U6tIbPldV8E

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

“Where there is evidence, no one speaks of faith. We do not speak of faith that two and two are four or that the earth is round.We only speak of faith when we wish to substitute emotion for evidence.” Bertrand Russell