Episode #371

Episode #371

News Items

• The Sun is Round
• DNA Storage
• FDA and Homeopathy
• Final Week for Kickstarter Campaign

Who's That Noisy

• Answer to last week: Adam Savage

Interview with Chris Ford

• Business Director for Pixar http://macanimationpro.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=32718

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Science

  Astronomers have discovered the first evidence of a planet being devoured by its aging star. http://science.psu.edu/news-and-events/2012-news/Wolszczan8-2012

• Item #2 Fiction

  A new study demonstrates that peanut butter can be used as an effective oil dispersant for large environmental oil spills. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120820114039.htm

• Item #3 Science

  Researchers find that artificial platelet-like nanoparticles nearly double survival after severe trauma with internal bleeding. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/cwru-nat082012.php

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

‘Hence the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul and pleasure, then believe; if you wish to be a devotee of truth, then inquire.’ - Friedrich Nietzsche