Episode #816

Episode #816

News Items

• Perseverance
• Communicating While Dreaming
• Phage Viruses and Antibiotics
• Goop the Pandemic

Who's That Noisy

• Answer to last week: ice

Interview with Philip Goff

• https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/599229/galileos-error-by-philip-goff/ https://twitter.com/Philip_Goff https://www.philipgoffphilosophy.com/ https://conscienceandconsciousness.com/

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Science

  90% of farms in the US are considered small farms, representing 52% of farmland. https://stacker.com/stories/3554/50-fascinating-facts-about-farming-america

• Item #2 Science

  Globally 28% of the world’s population works in agriculture. https://blog.resourcewatch.org/2019/05/30/map-of-the-month-how-many-people-work-in-agriculture/

• Item #3 Fiction

  75% of the world’s food comes from just 5 plants. http://www.fao.org/3/y5609e/y5609e02.htm

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

‘What is the capital of North Dakota?’ - Groucho Marx