Episode #687
News Items
- CRISPR halts Duchenne muscular dystrophy progression in dogs
- Nudging Asteroids into Earth Orbit
- Illusory Control
- Evidence of Previous Universes
- Shatner VR
- Seeing Movement
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Atlanta is home to more peach trees than any other city in the world.
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Item #2
Science
Altanta’s Harsfield-Jackson International Airport is the busiest airport in the world.
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Item #3
Science
Stone Mountain with its carvings of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson is the largest bas-relief in the world, beating out Mount Rushmore.
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.’ Kurt Vonnegut