Consilience – Episode #63: Toenails for Rhinos, Grass-eating Hominins and Monogamy Hormones
NOV 15, 2012-1 MIN
Consilience – Episode #63: Toenails for Rhinos, Grass-eating Hominins and Monogamy Hormones
NOV 15, 2012-1 MIN
Description
Pictured: rhino horn
The 63rd episode of Consilience is out! You can download the mp3 here (20mb) and the file’s page on Archive.org is here.
Starring
Owen Swart
Patrick Till
Teaching Angela to Appreciate History
1765 – Birth of Robert Fulton Jr, American inventor.
Updates.
Leo Igwe appointed JREF fellow.
Discussion
Top Ten Higgs Boson Facts
News
SA film-maker launches campaign to substitute rhino horn with human toenail clippings.
Our ancestors took to eating grass earlier than previously thought.
Exposure to oxytocin causes partnered men to back away from other hot chicks.
Sci-fi/Fantasy Quote
“The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.” Chapter 1, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980) – by Douglas Adams
Announcements
Durban
Sceptics in the Pub – Thursday 15th November, 18:00. Pizetta
Pretoria
Sceptics in the Pub – Saturday 17th November, 12:30. Venue to be decided.
Johannesburg
Sceptics in the Park – Sunday 18th November, 13:00. Johannesburg Botanical Garden, Emmerentia
Rumble in the Pub – Thursday 22nd November, 18:30. Venue to be advised.
West Rand
Sceptics in the Pub – Wednesday 21st November, 19:00. Green & Gold Pub, Roodepoort
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Link of the Week
Patrick: The Religion of Peace – Attacks
Owen: 10 Reasons Why Oxytocin is the Most Amazing Molecule in the World
http://archive.org/details/Consilience63
http://archive.org/download/Consilience63/Consilience63.mp3