Episode #610
News Items
- New Hominid Skulls
- Solar Roadway Disaster
- Dark Anti-vaccine Conspiracy Theories
- Fast Radio Bursts and Aliens
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Yaybahar
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
A major review of climate change research finds that there is significant publication bias favoring positive studies. https://phys.org/news/2017-03-bias-climate.html
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Item #2
Science
Scientists report that, for the first time, they were able to change adult skin cells into neural stem cells without making any genetic changes. http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2017/03/027.html
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Item #3
Science
A newly published estimate concludes that worldwide spiders consume between 400-800 million tons of insects and other invertebrates each year. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00114-017-1440-1
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Science is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make because they lead little by little to the truth.’ - Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth