Episode #641
News Items
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
An Atoll is a ring-shaped island that is left behind after its barrier reef has died. http://www.coexploration.org/bbsr/coral/html/body_reef_formation.htm
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Item #2
Science
A coral’s mouth is also its anus. http://www.coexploration.org/bbsr/coral/html/body_basic_coral_biology.html
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Item #3
Science
Individual coral polyps may be male, female, both, or neither and corals reproduce either sexually or asexually. http://www.coexploration.org/bbsr/coral/html/body_life_cycle_story.html
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘I’m scared to death about the denial of science. Science is real. Science is the most real thing in our world, other than nature. I’m hoping we’ll all get back to a place where we can really understand that science is tested knowledge.’ -Harrison Ford