Episode #458

Episode #458

News Items

• Liquid Light
• Geocentrism
• The Continuity Field
• Light on Mars
• Ancient Asteroid Impact
• Ant Complexity

Interview with Paul Offit

• http://paul-offit.com/

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Science

  25% of Manhattan rests on landfill.

• Item #2 Science

  Mayor La Guardia banned pinball machines in the city and spearheaded raids in which the machines were destroyed with sledgehammers.

• Item #3 Fiction

  The Dutch did in fact purchase Manhattan from the local natives for beads and other trinkets of little value.

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

“Science: If you don’t make mistakes, you’re doing it wrong. If you don’t correct those mistakes, you’re doing it really wrong. If can’t accept that you’re mistaken, you’re not doing it at all.” – Anonymous