Episode #463
News Items
- Planet-Eating Stars
- Fluoride and Vaccines are Safe
- Nasal Strips for Horses
- Jupiter’s Red Spot Shrinking
- Military Response to Zombies
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Al Paca
Interview with Jason Luchtefeld and Grant Ritchey
- PrismPodcast
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
A Chinese miner, who was trapped underground for 17 years, was recently rescued by excavators. http://tinyurl.com/nhpag7x
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Item #2
Science
A recent study of buried remains concludes that survivors of the 14th century black death had a significantly increased life expectancy following the plague. http://tinyurl.com/m3ollpe
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Item #3
Science
Sony has announced the return of tape backup, with a cassette that can hold 185 TB of data. http://tinyurl.com/lp63j5j
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“People who devote their lives to studying something often come to believe that the object of their fascination is the key to understanding everything” - Jonathan Haidt