Episode #460
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Debbie Berebichez
Elise Andrew
- IFLScience.com
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Astronomers have discovered a lone globular cluster, flung from its parent galaxy, traveling through intergalactic space. http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2014-09
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Item #2
Science
A review of published literature concludes that there is no evidence that modern humans were intellectually or culturally superior to Neanderthals. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0096424
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Item #3
Fiction
A new analysis finds that about 20% of inmates currently on death row are likely innocent and could potentially have their sentences overturned. http://www.nature.com/news/death-penalty-analysis-reveals-extent-of-wrongful-convictions-1.15114
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it. – Terry Pratchett