Episode #472
News Items
- SGU Gets Sued
- Mike Adams and Monsanto
- Malaysia Flight MH17 Conspiracy Theories
- Ken Ham Denies Aliens
- Pits on the Moon
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to #469: Janov #470: Benny Hinn
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
A new study finds that mouse-eared bats use the polarization of light in the evening sky to calibrate their magnetic sense of direction. http://www.mpg.de/8313923/polarized_light_bats
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Item #2
Science
Researchers find that worker honey bees keep their hives cool by using their bodies to absorb heat and then transfer the heat to cooler parts of the hive. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140723161912.htm
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Item #3
Fiction
A 15 year study of blue whale feeding behavior finds that their feeding grounds have been moving steadily north. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0102959
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.’ - John Kenneth Galbraith