Episode #818
News Items
- Vaccines Prevent Spread
- Cave of Dog Evolution
- Batteries on the Rise
- AI Tech Gap
- Nearby SuperEarth
- Sea Slug Self-Decapitation
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Lungs
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Psychologists find that people who habitually engage in impressive-sounding BS are better able to detect BS in others. https://uwaterloo.ca/news/media/research-shows-people-who-bs-are-more-likely-fall-bs
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Item #2
Science
A new study finds that people with aphantasia show no fear reaction to scary stories, while showing typical fear reactions to scary images. https://neurosciencenews.com/aphantasia-fear-horror-18809/
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Item #3
Science
Physicists have measured the smallest gravitational field to date, produced by an object of only 90 mg. https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/presse/aktuelle-pressemeldungen/detailansicht/artikel/wie-ein-marienkaefer-die-raumzeit-kruemmt/
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Understand well as I may, my comprehension can only be an infinitesimal fraction of all I want to understand.’ Ada Lovelace