Episode #609
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Unicorn midi
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Researchers have uncovered evidence that Neanderthal Man was self-medicating with aspirin 50,000 years ago. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170308131218.htm
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Item #2
Fiction
Scientists have been able to grow an entire mouse skull using stem cells and scaffolding. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170308114622.htm
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Item #3
Science
Researchers report that they were able to grow potatoes in simulated Martian soil and atmosphere. http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2017/03/08/Study-Potatoes-can-grow-on-Mars/7961488992637/
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“I think scientists have a valid point when they bemoan the fact that it’s socially acceptable in our culture to be utterly ignorant of math, whereas it is a shameful thing to be illiterate.” Jennifer Ouellette