Episode #337
Who's That Noisy
- Evan replays some favorites from this segment
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
While the other shuttles will end their days in various museums now that the shuttle program is over, NASA plans to dismantle the shuttle Endeavor to study the effects of space travel on its components. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/04/13/where-the-shuttles-will-come-to-rest/
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Item #2
Science
Japan’s space agency has joined forces with a fishing company to build a giant net several kilometres in size to collect debris littering space. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-02-03/japans-giant-net-to-trawl-for-space-junk/1928048
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Item #3
Science
New research shows that genetically modified cells can be made to communicate with each other as if they were electronic circuits. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16217303
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘To a clear eye the smallest fact is a window through which the infinite may be seen.’ – Thomas Henry Huxley