Episode #299
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Phineas J. Woopie
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
When the Inuit were first discovered by European explorers, they believed that they were the only humans in existence. http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Ha-La/Inuit.html
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Item #2
Science
John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, born in 1790 – has two living grandsons. http://originarioproductions.yolasite.com/the-presidents-grandsons.php
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Item #3
Science
The aboriginal Kuuk Thaayorre of northern Australia have no words for ‘left’ or ‘right’ but refer to all relative position in terms of north, south, east, and west. http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/boroditsky09/boroditsky09_index.html
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘If an outsider perceives ‘something wrong’ with a core scientific model, the humble and justified response of that curious outsider should be to ask ‘what mistake am I making?’ before assuming 100% of the experts are wrong.’ - David Brin