Episode #449
News Items
- Organic Molecules on the Moon
- Astrology Belief
- New Burgess Shale Find
- Boeing Anti-Gravity
- Photo Lineups
- Quickie with Bob – Fusion Beats Unity
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Alan Shephard
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Scientists report the results of the first mapping of a genome of a Clovis skeleton, finding that 80% of present-day Native American populations are direct descendants. http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2014/02/americas-only-clovis-skeleton-had-its-genome-mapped/
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Item #2
Fiction
A new study finds that crocodiles are able to climb trees, some even vertically. http://www.herpetologynotes.seh-herpetology.org/Volume7_PDFs/Dinets_HerpetologyNotes_volume7_pages3-7.pdf
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Item #3
Science
Australian astronomers have discovered the oldest known star, which they date to 14.5 billion years old, 800 million years older than the age of universe. http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/10/australian-astronomers-discover-oldest-known-star-in-universe
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“The inclination to sink into the slumber of dogma is so natural to every generation that the most uncompromising critical intellect must without intermission stand upon the watch against it.” – Otto Pfleiderer, 1902