Episode #570

Episode #570

News Items

• Universe Expanding Faster Than Thought
• Illusion of Choice
• Is hands free safer?

Who’s That Noisy

• Answer to last week: Digitized image as sound

Interview with David Grossnickle

• http://m.phys.org/news/2016-06-mammals-began-takeover-death-dinosaurs.html

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Science

  Although iconic among dinosaurs, T. rex had a very limited range, existing in western North America from 67 to 65 million years ago. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/on-dinosaur-time-65556840/?no-ist

• Item #2 Science

  T. rex was a proven predator, feeding mostly on large herbivores like Triceratops. http://www.livescience.com/23868-tyrannosaurus-rex-facts.html

• Item #3 Fiction

  A recent T. rex specimen shows evidence of filamentous feathers on much of its body. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/five-things-we-dont-know-about-tyrannosaurus-rex-180951072/

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

‘Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo it is not enough that you be persecuted by an unkind establishment, you must also be right.’ – Robert L Park