Episode #488
News Items
Interview with Sheldon Helms and Siouxsie Wiles
- http://www.ohlone.edu/instr/psychology/speakerseries/ http://conference.skeptics.org.nz/
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Astronomers have found evidence that half of all stars in the universe exist outside of galaxies. http://www.nature.com/news/half-of-stars-lurk-outside-galaxies-1.16288
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Item #2
Science
A new study finds that methods currently used at airports to detect deceptive passengers works only 3% of the time, but a new method being tested was effective 66% of the time. http://www.livescience.com/48661-airport-screening-conversation.html
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Item #3
Fiction
The tiger beetle moves so fast it cannot see its prey, so instead, biologist recently found, it relies on thin hair-like projections that are 20 times the length of its body. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106152903.htm
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“Without precisely defined sources, methods, and concepts, it is possible to see absolutely everything and its opposite.” – Thomas Piketty