Episode #303
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Fennec Fox
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
A new fossil analysis has led paleontologists to conclude that an early human relative, Paranthropus boisei, mostly grazed on grass. http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2011/05/early-human-grazed-on-grass.html
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Item #2
Science
Researchers have discovered a method for converting bad ‘white’ fat into healthy ‘brown’ fat. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13266196
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Item #3
Fiction
Inventors have unveiled a new personal computer made out of what is essentially paper. http://www.queensu.ca/news/articles/revolutionary-new-paper-computer-shows-flexible-future-smartphones-and-tablets
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘I love science, and it pains me to think that so many are terrified of the subject or feel that choosing science means you cannot also choose compassion, or the arts, or be awed by nature. Science is not meant to cure us of mystery, but to reinvent and reinvigorate it.’-Robert Sapolsky