Episode #932

Episode #932

News Items

• Microsoft Signs Up For Fusion
• Robot Helpers
• DNA Everywhere
• The Evolution of Butterflies
• CO2 and Lab Grown Meat

Who's That Noisy

• Answer to last week: Starling

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Fiction

  Butterflies breathe through spiracles located mainly on their wings. https://www.cambridgebutterfly.com/all-about-butterflies/

• Item #2 Science

  Most of a butterfly’s taste receptors are on their feet. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/exhibits/blog/butterfly-moment-how-do-they-taste/

• Item #3 Science

  There are over 100 species of butterfly that are considered arctic, including almost 20 species that are high arctic and extremely cold adapted, although there are no butterfly species in Antarctica.https://carnegiemnh.org/high-arctic-butterflies/

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” ― Saul Bellow