Episode #315
News Items
- TAM9 and Upcoming Events
- Victory for Evolution in Texas
- New Moon for Pluto
- Life in the Universe
- Connecticut Chupacabra
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Barn Owl
Interview with Bill Nye
- http://planetary.org/home/
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
A new analysis indicates that the greatest threat to endangered large African mammal species is the conservation laws designed to protect them. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110727122702.htm
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Item #2
Science
Biologists discover that the cottony cushion scale insect fertilizes its eggs with sperm that live inside of it as a separate infectious tissue lineage. http://tinyurl.com/3d97lwg
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Item #3
Science
Scientists discover that the biomass of a species in a given ecosystem is determined entirely by it’s place in the food chain, and not by animal type, size, or other variable. http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=121051&org=NSF&from=news
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘A live body and a dead body contain the same number of particles. Structurally, there’s no discernible difference. Life and death are unquantifiable abstracts. Why should I be concerned?’ - Dr. Manhattan