Episode #792
News Items
- AI To Detect Deep Fakes
- The Neuroscience of Stuttering
- Undead Fears
- Mighty Mouse in Space
- Fake Reviews
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Wolves were completely eradicated from the British Isles by about 1760. https://ukwct.org.uk/files/disappearance.pdf
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Item #2
Fiction
Wolves raised and socialized by humans from young pups are as ‘tractable’ as domestic dogs. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/elu-ctc090720.php
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Item #3
Science
In North America there have been only six reported unprovoked wolf attacks against humans in the last century, none of which were fatal. http://www.wolfmatters.org/myths-and-truths-about-wolves.html
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a Sagittarius and we’re sceptical.’ attributed to Arthur C Clarke