Episode #308
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Cryo Pump
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Astronomers find evidence that some or perhaps all of the large moons of Jupiter were proto-planets captured from the inner solar system in the early days of the solar system when Jupiter was much closer to the sun. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110606171416.htm
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Item #2
Science
Research finds that citizens from so-called ‘blue’ states are just as likely to hold liberal or conservative views on specific issues as citizens from ‘red’ states. http://news.byu.edu/archive11-jun-redbluestates.aspx
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Item #3
Science
Scientists discover that dolphins actually project two beams of ultrasound for use in echolocation. http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=5619
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Seeing is not believing; believing is seeing! You see things, not as they are, but as you are.’ - Eric Butterworth