Episode #181
News Items
- True Love
- The Death of John Travolta’s Son
- Christine Maggiorie Dies
- Pushback Against Detox
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Medical Blog Awards
http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2009/01/the_2008_medical_weblog_awards_the_polls_are_open.html”>Weblog Awards 2008
Who's That Noisy
- NEW SEGMENT for 2009
Each week Evan will play a science-related sound and the source of the sound will be revealed the following week.
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Scientists discover the first vertebrate species whose eyes use a mirror to focus light on the retina.
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Item #2
Fiction
Scientists discover that the male field cricket copulates using specialized components of its mouth parts.
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Item #3
Science
A new analysis reveals that pterosaurs launched themselves into the air from four legs, not two, as was previously assumed.