Episode #614
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Pink Trombone
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Blue whales are heavier than the ten largest known dinosaur species combined. https://www.seeker.com/top-10-largest-dinosaurs-1769041759.html
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Item #2
Science
Jupiter has more mass and volume than all other objects in the solar system, except for the sun, combined. http://solarviews.com/eng/solarsys.htm
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Item #3
Science
The military budget of the US is greater than the military budgets of the next 7 largest combined. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jan/13/barack-obama/obama-us-spends-more-military-next-8-nations-combi/
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“Science is simply the word we use to describe a method of organizing our curiosity.” - Tim Minchin