ORLY-EP0148D - Science! Reversing Type 2 diabetes, Solar, Emotional Appeal, & Picks

ORLY-EP0148D - Science! Reversing Type 2 diabetes, Solar, Emotional Appeal, & Picks

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #148 recorded Friday, March 24th, 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, David O’Connor, Stephen Griffith, and Daniel Atherton.

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Science Bitches!  

1. Scientists just had a 40% success rate in reversing type 2 diabetes (Small Clinical Trial)  https://futurism.com/a-clinical-trial-just-reversed-type-2-diabetes-in-40-of-participants/

2. Collecting Solar without the panels. https://futurism.com/we-can-officially-collect-solar-energy-without-solar-panels/

3. Emotional Appeals Potentially More Effective Than Facts
   http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2017/02/counter_lies_with_emotions_not_facts.html

4. Solar Roof Tiles For Sale In April:  https://futurism.com/elon-musk-says-solar-roofs-will-be-available-for-purchase-in-april/

Personal Picks:

• Andy’s: Seveneves: A Novel by Neal Stephenson http://amzn.to/2ong0AF

• Daniel’s: Mister B Gone https://www.amazon.com/Mister-B-Gone-Clive-Barker/dp/0061562491

• Stephen’s: Amazing Method For Tidying Your Home Once And Forever:  https://smile.amazon.com/Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering-Organizing/dp/1607747308/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490415224&sr=8-1&keywords=konmari

• Amber’s: https://smile.amazon.com/Lana-Hart/e/B00KNLQKNW/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1490415488&sr=1-1

• https://www.amazon.com/Extracurricular-Activities-Original-Yoon-Lee-ebook/dp/B01MSCV1DI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1490415290&sr=8-2&keywords=Tor.com

• https://www.amazon.com/Devil-America-Tor-Com-Original-ebook/dp/B00IW3DCRK/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1490415290&sr=8-7&keywords=Tor.com

• https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Djinn-Cairo-Tor-Com-Original-ebook/dp/B01DJ0NALI/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1490415290&sr=8-13&keywords=Tor.com

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ORly Radio Show 68 - KKK, Hacking, SETI, and more

ORly Radio Show 68 - KKK, Hacking, SETI, and more.

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 68 for Friday July 24th, 2015 - 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 suspect, Mike!

Errata From Last Week: We make mistakes. Please, if you find one, pause the podcast, and send us a note. orlyradiopodcast@gmail.com or phone it in 470-222-6759  

RANT Segments  / QUICK Headlines:

• Returning humans to the moon could cost 90 percent less than expected, bringing estimated costs down from $100 billion to $10 billion. That's something that NASA could afford on its current deep space human spaceflight budget. - http://www.popsci.com/colonizing-moon-may-be-90-percent-cheaper-we-thought

• STEPHEN HAWKING AND RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE LAUNCH $100 MILLION SEARCH FOR ALIEN LIFE CALLED “Breakthrough Listen.” - http://nerdist.com/stephen-hawking-and-russian-billionaire-launch-100-million-search-for-alien-life/

• U.S. & Cuba Restore Full Diplomatic Ties After 5 Decades - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/us-cuba-diplomatic-relations_55ac7645e4b065dfe89ea12a

• The 7-day work week comes to Wisconsin - http://mashable.com/2015/07/13/scott-walker-wisconsin-7-day-week/

• New technology ends finger pricking for people with diabetes - http://www.rtoz.org/2015/07/18/new-technology-ends-finger-pricking-for-people-with-diabetes/

• Rick Perry Loses As Court Rules That He Must Face Felony Abuse Of Power Charge - http://www.politicususa.com/2015/07/24/rick-perry-loses-court-rules-face-felony-abuse-power-charges.html

• Jade Helm Watchdog Leader Says He ‘Can’t Wait to Kill’ Useless Americans, Offers Absurd Excuse Why (Video) - http://www.forwardprogressives.com/jade-helm-watchdog-leader-cant-wait-useless-americans-video/

• Hubble imagery helped find a Neptune sized gas giant, called GJ436b orbiting a red dwarf star and appears like comet with a long tail. .Bizarre Cometlike Alien Planet Is First of Its Kind - http://www.space.com/29752-cometlike-planet-first-of-its-kind.html

• Chrysler recalls 1.4 million vehicles after hackers show they're flawed http://www.vox.com/2015/7/24/9034325/chrysler-jeep-recall-hackers

• Cheating site Ashley Madison breached by hackers, Krebs Security writes that the published samples, appear to include information on the site's 37 million users, company financial data such as salary figures, and even maps of the company's internal network. -  https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/07/20/cheating-site-ashley-madison-breached-by-hackers-threatening-to-expose-users/

• El Niño intensifying, could rival strongest in recorded history - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/07/20/el-nino-intensifying-could-rival-strongest-in-history/

• Christian Parents Demand School Ban Book About Taliban Banning Books, Somehow Miss The Irony - http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/20/christian-parents-demand-school-ban-book-about-taliban-banning-books-somehow-miss-the-irony/

• GOP Lawmakers Want to Kill America's Single Largest Conservation Funding by breaking a 50-year-old promise to use revenues from offshore drilling to conserve the nation's land, water and wildlife. - http://www.alternet.org/environment/gop-lawmakers-want-kill-americas-single-largest-conservation-funding-source

• Fla. Mobile Home Park Threatens Poor Elderly Residents With Eviction For Accepting Food Donations (VIDEO) -http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/20/fla-mobile-home-park-threatens-poor-elderly-residents-with-eviction-for-accepting-food-donations-video/

• Republicans In Full Melt Down As Trump Refuses To Quit Race, And May Run As An Independent - http://www.politicususa.com/2015/07/19/republicans-full-melt-trump-refuses-quit-race-run-independent.html

• Fox News host Brian Kilmeade suggested on Monday that beach officials should be “clearing the waters” of sharks to prevent the predators from coming in contact with humans. - http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/foxs-brian-kilmeade-why-arent-we-clearing-the-waters-of-sharks-so-ocean-swimming-is-safe/

• Republican Lawmaker Calls KKK Grand Wizard ‘One Of The South’s First Civil Rights Leaders’ - http://www.itakelibertywithmycoffee.com/2015/07/republican-lawmaker-calls-kkk-grand-wizard-one-of-the-souths-first-civil-rights-leaders/

• Priest Refuses Communion To Married Gay Man Attending His Mother's Funeral - http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/uncucumbered/priest_refuses_married_gay_man_communion_at_his_mother_s_funeral

• Gay pastor’s removal brings sadness, defiance: Rev. Benjamin David Hutchison started last week with his forced resignation from his supportive United Methodist congregation. His removal came after his district superintendent received a complaint that Hutchison was openly gay and in a relationship. - http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/gay-pastors-removal-brings-sadness-defiance

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

The Good:

1. STEPHEN HAWKING AND RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE LAUNCH $100 MILLION SEARCH FOR ALIEN LIFE CALLED “Breakthrough Listen.” - http://nerdist.com/stephen-hawking-and-russian-billionaire-launch-100-million-search-for-alien-life/

-BREAK- Logical Fallacy: Fallacy Fallacy by Amy Pastoor, amypastoor.com

The Bad:

1. Cheating site Ashley Madison breached by hackers, Krebs Security writes that the published samples, appear to include information on the site's 37 million users, company financial data such as salary figures, and even maps of the company's internal network. -  https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/07/20/cheating-site-ashley-madison-breached-by-hackers-threatening-to-expose-users/

-BREAK- Voicemail

The Ugly:

1. Republican Lawmaker Calls KKK Grand Wizard ‘One Of The South’s First Civil Rights Leaders’ - http://www.itakelibertywithmycoffee.com/2015/07/republican-lawmaker-calls-kkk-grand-wizard-one-of-the-souths-first-civil-rights-leaders/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: 7 Questions To Ask Your Parents Before They Die - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/7-questions-to-ask-your-parents-before-they-die_559c1f63e4b05d7587e24612

Acknowledgements:

Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)

PSA: Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia - GSoW https://www.facebook.com/GSoWproject