Episode #676

Episode #676

News Items

• Video Game Addiction
• Continent of Stability
• Return of Astrology
• Antarctic Ice

Who's That Noisy

• Answer to last week: Adventure

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Science

  A new study finds that a non-antibiotic chemical often used in toothpaste can promote the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018303672

• Item #2 Fiction

  Astronomers have discovered new exo-asteroids close to their host star by a new technique for direct observation. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180618113030.htm

• Item #3 Science

  Biologists have discovered a species for the first time that uses two different translations of the genetic code to translate DNA into proteins. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180614213814.htm

Skeptical quote of the week

‘Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next 10. ‘ Neil Armstrong