Episode #530
News Items
- Reproduction in Psychology
- Brain Booster Drug
- Defying the Standard Model
- Rock Art Pterodactyl Debunked
- In Memorium – Oliver Sacks
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week – Logan’s Run
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Cancelled stamp: a shy girl, a wallflower. http://thoughtcatalog.com/nico-lang/2013/09/59-quick-slang-phrases-from-the-1920s-we-should-start-using-again/
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Item #2
Fiction
Bluenose: someone who mooches off others in order to feign being wealthy themselves. http://thoughtcatalog.com/nico-lang/2013/09/59-quick-slang-phrases-from-the-1920s-we-should-start-using-again/
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Item #3
Science
Jorum of skee: a swig of hard liquor https://marymiley.wordpress.com/tag/jorum-of-skee/
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination.” - Oliver Sacks