Episode #569
News Items
- Cell Phones and Cancer Again
- Total Bacterial Resistance
- Bumble Bees Sense Electric Fields
- What is happening in our oceans?
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: MP3 noise
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Belgian researchers have developed a technique for using ultrasound to evaluate the quality of chocolate while it is being produced. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160601111359.htm
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Item #2
Fiction
American researchers report a case in which they implanted a computer chip into the brain of a stroke patient which stimulates the pathways necessary for leg movements and improved the patient’s ability to walk. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160531104040.htm
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Item #3
Science
Japanese researchers were able to generate a continuous current from the electric organ of an electric ray, which they hope to develop into a source of usable electricity. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160531082157.htm
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘If you’re not comfortable with the unknown, then it’s difficult to be a scientist… I don’t need an answer. I don’t need answers to everything. I want to have answers to find.” - Brian Cox