Episode #1032

Episode #1032

News Items

• Where Did Water Come From
• EPA Data on Emissions
• Is Your Red My Red
• Evolution of Complex Life
• Crow Math Skills

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Science

  The dodo, famous extinct bird of the Mauritius island. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/03/16/dodo-could-brought-back-extinction-successful-genome-sequence/

• Item #2 Science

  The bluebuck, a blue antelope, and the first large African mammal to go extinct in modern times. https://www.pnas.org/post/journal-club/genome-extinct-blue-antelope-sequenced-10-000-year-old-fossil

• Item #3 Fiction

  The giant moa (both north island and south island Dinornis species) of New Zealand.https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adj6823

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

‘The ease with which we believe things that flatter us or confirm our prejudices should always be suspect.’ — Christopher Hitchens