Episode #559
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Tron
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Astronomers reports that they have found galaxies so bright, at over 100 trillion solar luminosities, there is no current classification for them. http://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/umass-amherst-astronomers-report-most
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Item #2
Science
Scientists have produced a genetically modified maggot that secrets a protein that promotes wound healing. http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/03/23/Maggots-could-help-human-wound-healing/6951458763739/
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Item #3
Fiction
A new study finds that treating toxoplasmosis infection significantly reduces the symptoms of anxiety in 40% of patients. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160323142328.htm
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Just because science doesn’t know everything doesn’t mean you can fill in the gaps with whatever fairy tale most appeals to you.” - Dara Ó Briain