Episode #481
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Rock exfoliation http://www.iflscience.com/environment/explosive-rock-exfoliation-caught-film
Daniel Dennett
- http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
There is more water in the Earth’s atmosphere than in all the world’s fresh water lakes. http://water.usgs.gov/edu/earthhowmuch.html
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Item #2
Science
All the water on Jupiter’s moon Europa is 2-3 times all the water on or near the surface of the Earth. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120524.html
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Item #3
Science
Scientists have discovered that water rain falls on large parts of Saturn’s upper atmosphere, originating from water in the rings. http://tinyurl.com/o4bgvbp
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?’ ’Oh jeez. Probably.’ ’What!? Why!?’ ’Because all my friends did. Think about it — which scenario is more likely: every single person I know, many of them levelheaded and afraid of heights, abruptly went crazy at exactly the same time… …or the bridge is on fire?’ - Randall Munroe (xkcd)