ORLY-EP0146A - Saturday Edition - Science!

ORLY-EP0146A - Saturday Edition - Science!

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #146a recorded Saturday February 25th, 2017 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen, with my usual suspects, Amber Biesecker and Daniel Atherton.

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Science Bitches!  

  1. A New Malaria Vaccine Was 100% Effective in Clinical Trials https://futurism.com/a-malaria-vaccine-may-just-be-right-around-the-corner/

    1. The PfSPZ malaria vaccine was 100% effective in U.S. clinical trials and 48% effective in trials run in Mali, exhibiting a previously unseen level of sustained efficacy in that region.

    2. PfSPZ is just one of several promising malaria vaccines in development, any of which could help us eradicated this deadly disease that claimed almost half a million lives in 2015 alone.

  2. New research removes a key barrier to large-scale manufacture of low-cost, printable perovskite solar cells
    https://techxplore.com/news/2017-02-key-barrier-large-scale-low-cost-printable.html

  3. India Just Set a New World Record for Satellite Launches in a Single Day
    https://futurism.com/4-104-satellites-in-18-minutes-india-breaks-a-world-record/

    1. While traveling at 17,000 mph, India's PSLV rocket released 104 satellites at an interval of just a few seconds, breaking the single-day satellite launch record set by Russia in 2014.

    2. India is quickly proving itself to be a cost-effective alternative to the U.S. and Europe for satellite launches, but this increase in launches could lead to more space debris.

  4. Five HIV patients left 'virus-free' with no need for daily drugs in early vaccine trials
    http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/hiv-aids-vaccine-therapy-trials-no-daily-drugs-art-irsicaixa-barcelona-beatriz-mothe-a7596521.html

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ORLY-EP0133B - SCIENCE: HIV Antibodies, Antarctic Sea Ice, Mercury Shrinking, Fracking Quakes

ORLY-EP0133B - SCIENCE: HIV Antibodies, Antarctic Sea Ice, Mercury Shrinking, Fracking Quakes

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #133 recorded Friday November 18th, 2016 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen, with my usual suspects, Fred Sims, Daniel Atherton, and Stephen Griffith.

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Science Bitches!  

  1. Scientists discover antibodies to neutralize HIV strains http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3942624/HIV-breakthrough-scientists-discover-antibody-neutralizes-98-strains-virus.html
    https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/nih-scientists-identify-potent-antibody-neutralizes-nearly-all-hiv-strains

  2. Record lows for Antarctic sea ice http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/18/world/sea-ice-arctic-antarctic-lows/

        -http://www.sciencealert.com/the-north-pole-is-36-degrees-hotter-than-it-should-be-right-now

  1. Side Bar on SCOTUS Nominations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obama-can-appoint-merrick-garland-to-the-supreme-court-if-the-senate-does-nothing/2016/04/08/4a696700-fcf1-11e5-886f-a037dba38301_story.html

  2. NASA says Mercury may be shrinking http://www.chron.com/news/science-environment/article/NASA-says-Mercury-might-be-shrinking-10622866.php

  3. Fracking! It’s kind of fracking bad, and now here’s more proof: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/earthquakes-triggered-by-fracking/

ORly Radio Show 51 - A Lesson in Political Science

ORly Radio Show 51 for Friday March 27th, 2015 - A Lesson in Political Science

Hosts: Andy & the Usual Suspects: Mike, David, and Joe!!!
Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)

Science / Technology / Politics

Item: Scientists managed to cut out the HIV virus using a DNS snipping enzyme called CAS9
URLs: http://guff.com/glt-scientists-delete-hiv/20
Item: Why Are So Many People Nearsighted?
URLs: http://www.popsci.com/why-are-so-many-people-nearsighted

Humanities / Religion/ Politics

Item: Not even Tatooine is off limits to Islamic State
URLs: http://www.dailydot.com/politics/star-wars-tatooine-isis-tunisia/
Item: Growing Numbers Seek Faith Based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act. What is that about?
URLs: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/03/18/growing-numbers-seek-faith-based-alternative-to-obamacare/

Politics / Humanities / Politics

Item: Drive from London, England to New York, New York by way of… Moscow, Russia and Nome, Alaska?  
URLs: http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/24/travel/trans-siberian-road/index.html
Item: Oregon will be the first state to automatically register voters
URLs: http://www.vox.com/2015/3/17/8231387/oregon-voter-registration-automatic

Potpourri / Politics / Flotsam & Jetsam

Item: Super Troopers 2, it’s going to be a thing, and it’s crowdsourced.
URLs: http://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/2015/03/super-troopers-2-has-met-its-crowdfunding-goal-in-one-day/
Item: Ted Cruz compares himself to Galileo much to the chagrin of his history teachers, who likely failed him.
URLs: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0327/Ted-Cruz-compares-himself-to-Galileo-new-language-for-climate-change-skeptics

Oh, Florida...

Item: Enterprising pilot draws 20-mile penis over Florida on Flightradar
URLs: http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/3/13/8207583/pilot-draws-giant-penis-flight-radar-florida
Item: Florida man let’s girlfriend drive patrol car to hooters causing questions about validity of maximum IQ for police.
URLs: http://www.news4jax.com/news/jso-officer-let-woman-drive-patrol-car-hooters/31935882
URLs: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/court-police-departments-refuse-hire-smart/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: Winbook TW700 Tablet - Windows 8.1 with full-size USB port, IPS Display, and one year of FREE Microsoft Office 365 http://ow.ly/KUgRU
David’s: Freedom From Religion Foundation. Let’s face it, it’s the guys thumping bibles who are being total dicks these day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7INIhD9P0Pw 800-335-4021 www.ffrf.org

Mike’s: www.stanleyparable.com http://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/

ORly Radio Show 46 - 2 guys - 1 internet.

ORly Radio Show 46 for Friday February 20th, 2015 - 2 guys - 1 internet.

Hosts: Andy & the Usual Suspect: David!!!
Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)

Science / Technology / Politics

Item: Remember back on Show 40 when we talked about birds flying into the worlds largest Solar Thermal Power Project residing in california was turned on February 13th 2014? Well then this NEW story should sound really familiar.
“110-megawatt Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project in Nevada resulted in some 130 birds catching fire, when they flew into an area of highly concentrated solar energy.”
URLs: http://www.kcet.org/news/redefine/rewire/solar/concentrating-solar/scores-of-birds-killed-during-test-of-solar-project-in-nevada.html
http://www.orlyradio.com/orly-radio-podcast/2015/1/9/orly-radio-show-40-no-religion-required
Item: Unwanted tattoos may soon be wiped away with a new and inexpensive cream.
URLs: http://www.dal.ca/news/2015/02/11/when--forever--fades-but-the-ink-stays--dal-phd-student-develops.html
Item: HIV Vaccine tests go live in South Africa Sponsored by NIH
URLs: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2015/Pages/HVTN100.aspx

Humanities / Religion/ Politics

Item: Oklahoma takes separation of Church and State in it’s school and breaks it over their legislative knee.
URLs: http://guff.com/ap-us-history-course-may-be-replaced-by-christian-propaganda/20?ts_pid=2
URLs: http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/02/18/3624062/oklahoma-bill-banning-ap-us-history-make-students-study-ten-commandments-3-speeches-reagan/
Item: Churches bemoan lack of freedom to deny freedom of choice to parishioners regarding birth control.
URLs: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/court-mandated-birth-control-religion

Politics / Humanities / Politics

Item: Republicans aim to rig game amid fears that the filibuster they abused for six years will soon be used on them.
URLs: http://www.politicususa.com/2015/02/12/years-obstructing-obama-republicans-outlaw-senate-filibusters.html
URLs: http://www.politicususa.com/2014/05/17/senate-republicans-hit-time-blocking-bill-unanimously-supported.html
Item: Texas is bigger in every way except when it comes to Freedom to Marry. MERCA!
URLs: http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/breaking_texas_attorney_general_says_same_sex_couple_s_marriage_is_void
http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/texas_county_judge_strikes_down_same_sex_marriage_ban_in_heartbreaking_case

Potpourri / Politics / Flotsam & Jetsam

Item: Oklahoma Bill Banning AP US History Would Make Students Study Ten Commandments, 3 Speeches By Reagan
URLs: http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/02/18/3624062/oklahoma-bill-banning-ap-us-history-make-students-study-ten-commandments-3-speeches-reagan/
Item: Florida Minister Wants To Convert Robots To Christianity
URLs: http://www.liberalamerica.org/2015/02/14/florida-minister-wants-to-convert-robots-to-christianity/

Oh, Florida...

Item: Florida Passes Plan For Racially-Based Academic Goals (Old story, but making the rounds)
URLs: http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2012/10/12/florida-passes-plan-for-racially-based-academic-goals/
Item: Florida woman leaves 3 year old in liquor store to help boyfriend who had shot himself.
URLs: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20150219/APN/302199807