Episode #745
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Helicopter
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Biologists have successfully grown an artificial pancreas from stem cells and demonstrated function in a rat model. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/artificial-pancreas-system-better-controls-blood-glucose-levels-current-technology
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Item #2
Science
Scientists have found a neural circuit that makes food taste better with increased hunger. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12478-x
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Item #3
Science
Researchers find that strong storms can generate “stormquakes” similar to earthquakes of magnitude > 3.5. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL084217
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Every time you remember something, your mind changes it just a little. Until your best and your worst memories, they’re your biggest illusions.’ Said by Josephus Miller, season 1 episode 6, around 35min 30sec.