Episode #221
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to Last Week: Kevin Trudeau
Interview with Jack Horner
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Horner_%28paleontologist%29 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/10/091009-dinosaur-species-never-existed_2.html
Question # 1 – Plasma Rocket
- http://www.physorg.com/news174031552.html Okay, not exactly fasterthanlight travel but I thought this quite interesting nevertheless. Earth to Mars in 39 days!? Please, please, please let this be true. Given the rogues’ (and my own) geekness concerning such subjects I thought this one might be an interesting point of discussion. Personally I suspect the devil will be in the detail and several years of proving lay ahead but every day the Red Planet is getting closer and cheaper. P.S. Keep up the good work, I’ll keep my eye out for the Bostonian in London. David. Lingard London, England. (Guv’nor)
- I am sure by now you have all heard of This Man who has appeared in hundreds of people’s dreams: http://thisman.org/history.htm Eric Weiss Austin, TX
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Scientists discover the first recorded instance of a spider species that is predominantly herbivorous. http://www.physorg.com/news174568827.html
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Item #2
Science
Researchers have developed a new kind of battery for an all-electric car that can be recharged as quickly as filling a tank of gas. http://www.fraunhofer.de/en/press/research-news/2009/10/improved-redox-flow-batteries-for-electric-cars.jsp
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Item #3
Fiction
Scientists have discovered a plant species that grows exclusively in the flesh of live animals. http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/plantsiblings101409.html