Token Skeptic 201 - On Pluto, Discovery Centre And The Podcast Science Vs
Jul 19, 2015•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
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In Science Vs, science journalist Wendy Zukerman dissects the latest fad framing itself as scientific fact, wading through the mass of information so you don't have to. Do women and men have different brains? Is porn changing the way we have sex? Does race exist? Is sugar really that bad for you? Short, sharp-minded and enjoyable, the show has been storming up the iTunes list and even eclipsing the famous Dr Karl.
Everyone has an opinion but then, there's SCIENCE - and I'm of the opinion that more science podcasts are great for all of us!
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NASA made its close fly-by encounter with Pluto after a nine-year journey of more than 5 billion kilometres, with a lot over very eager people world-wide waiting for the photos.
The New Horizons spacecraft had an up close look at the Pluto system, with the probe flying by the dwarf planet on the 14th July. Images of Pluto and its moon Charon have been beamed back - and I spoke to Outreach Coordinator Pete Wheeler, in an interview that aired live on .
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There's only about a week to go to help save science - . The science center that has providing hands on science education for kids and community members was facing closure in the rural town, and in response to the potential closing, a number of donors have stepped up to help keep it open.
For this interview, I spoke to Kate Barnard, Discovery's Manager. You can
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