Episode #822

Episode #822

News Items

• Yawning Lions
• Air DNA
• Oxygenation Events
• Infection Proof Implants
• Aliens, Friend for Foe

Who's That Noisy

• Answer to last week: Stepper motors

Interview with Iszi Lawrence

• Iszi.com

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Science

  97% of all animal species are invertebrates. https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/invertebrates/

• Item #2 Science

  The longest worm in the world was measured at 55 meters (180 feet). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineus_longissimus

• Item #3 Fiction

  Of the invertebrates, only insects undergo metamorphosis. https://www.britannica.com/science/metamorphosis

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

‘If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth. The human mind evolved to believe in the gods. It did not evolve to believe in biology.’ — Edward O. Wilson