Episode #733

News Items

Who's That Noisy

  • Answer to last week: Adding machine

Science or Fiction

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

‘Humans are pattern seekers. It’s how we’ve always made sense of the world: Our ancestors wouldn’t have survived if they hadn’t realized that plants tend to flourish after rainfall or that sabertooth tigers tended to eat them. But sometimes we’re just a little too good at finding meaning in the noise, occasionally unable to separate real patterns from those of our own imagining.’ Emma Grey Ellis – journalist, WIRED