Episode #1009
News Items
Interview with Brian Cox
- https://briancoxlive.co.uk/
Quickie with Bob
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-scientists-chemical-properties-superheavy-elements.html
Interview
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
New research finds that higher penetration of weather dependent renewable energy sources (wind and solar) on the grid does not increase vulnerability to blackouts and reduces their severity when they occur. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1063994
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Item #2
Science
A recent study finds that coyotes are thriving in North America, and in fact direct hunting by humans results in larger populations. https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.07390
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Item #3
Fiction
A population based cohort study of preterm infants finds no significant economic or educational effects lasting into adulthood. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0311895
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“When you get in a tight place and everything goes against you till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the time and the place the tide will turn.” –Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), American abolitionist and author