Episode #1058

Episode #1058

News Items

• Why People Believe Misinformation
• Measles on the Rise
• Is Therapy Speech
• Solar Activity Increasing
• Possible Wormhole

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Fiction

  Flight evolved independently three times among insects and emerged first among insects, about 350 million years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect_flight

• Item #2 Science

  Termites are a type of cockroach, the one with the most complex social system. https://www.insectslimited.com/blog/are-termites-cockroaches

• Item #3 Science

  The largest insect to ever live was Meganeuropsis permiana, a giant predatory dragonfly with a wingspan of 2.5 feet that likely hunted frogs and small mammals.https://www.geologyin.com/2018/01/the-largest-insect-ever-existed-was.html

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

“It is strange to reflect how much energy is thrown away in attempting to know the unknowable.” — Joseph Barber Lightfoot