Episode #398
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Whistlepig
Interview with Jon Ronson
- Recorded at CSICon 2012
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Scientists have developed an imaging system that can look through walls into a burning building and identify survivors that need rescuing. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-02/osoa-idh022613.php
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Item #2
Science
A new analysis finds that Spiderman’s webbing would have been strong enough to stop the commuter trains as depicted in the Spiderman 2 movie. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225092040.htm
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Item #3
Science
Researchers discover a virus with an adaptive immune system. http://now.tufts.edu/news-releases/new-study-shows-viruses-can-have-immune-syste
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“The world is much more interesting than any one discipline.” - Edward Tufte