Episode #414
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week will be revealed in an upcoming show
Interview with Daniel Loxton
- About his new book: Abominable Science
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
New fossil evidence reveals the presence of kangaroo ancestors 25 million years ago in what is now Europe. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130612173326.htm
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Item #2
Science
Researchers find that male guppies can reproduce up to 10 months after they have died. http://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/15806
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Item #3
Science
Scientists have discovered a material that gets larger under pressure, in apparent defiance of the laws of physics. http://www.anl.gov/articles/discovery-new-material-state-counterintuitive-laws-physics
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Everybody has opinions: I have them, you have them. And we are all told from the moment we open our eyes, that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. Well, that’s horsepuckey, of course. We are not entitled to our opinions; we are entitled to our informed opinions. Without research, without background, without understanding, it’s nothing’ – Harlan Ellison