Episode #726

Episode #726

News Items

• WHO and TCM
• Solar Cell Defect Mystery Solved
• Mutation Affects HIV and Flu Risk
• Military Lasers

Who's That Noisy

• Answer to last week: Propellers

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Fiction

  During the most recent glacial period, glaciers covered 64% of the land on Earth. https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/quickfacts.html

• Item #2 Science

  Deep glacier ice turns blue as it ages. https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/quickfacts.html

• Item #3 Science

  Glaciers contain about 75% of the fresh water on Earth. https://blogpatagonia.australis.com/10-facts-about-glaciers/

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

“First you make people believe they have a problem, and then you sell them the solution. That’s how advertising works. Every snake oil salesman knows that.” ― Oliver Markus Malloy