Episode #1037
News Items
- Mosura fentona – New Cambrian Fossil
- Best Archaeopteryx Specimen
- Chimps Using First Aid
- Treatment for Baldness
- New Color – Olo
- The Next Theranos
- Bespoke Genetic Therapy
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
The most massive dwarf planet is Pluto, about 27% more than the next most massive, Eris.
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Item #2
Science
Haumea is the fastest rotating object in the solar system of its size, resulting in an equatorial diameter about twice as long as its polar diameter.
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Item #3
Science
Of the five official dwarf planets, four have one or more moons, while one has a ring.
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘The true function of reason is not to find beliefs, but to eliminate false ones.’ - Julian Bagini