Episode #842
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Kickstand
Interview with Eugenie Scott
- https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/evolution-denial-survey/
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
French scientists have developed a total artificial heart that changes its beating in response to changes in blood pressure and physical activity, with a study patient surviving more than two years with the device.http://www.uoflnews.com/releases/university-of-louisville-cardiac-surgery-team-second-in-u-s-to-implant-new-artificial-heart/
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Item #2
Science
A new analysis of the theropod dinosaur, Allosaurus, the largest meat-eater of its time, concludes that it was likely a scavenger. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304380021002611
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Item #3
Fiction
Physicists have developed a laser beam that is visible even in a vacuum and in the visible light spectrum. https://idw-online.de/en/news774700
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘There are no passengers on spaceship Earth. We are all crew.’ - Marshall McLuhan