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The 45th episode of Consilience is out! You can download the mp3 here (33mb) and the file’s page on Archive.org is here.
Teaching Angela to Appreciate History
1857 – Publication of The Spirits Book by Allan Kardec
Listener Feedback
Tom Maydon pwns us for being imprecise about China.
Follow Up
SKA update: dithering beurocracy, possible shared-site solution and Germany lends its support.
News
Kangaroos have three vaginas. Yes, three.
702 showcases a pet psychic.
Success on Twitter is random.
WTF is this? (the “snake girl” thing)
Genetic screen of traditional Chinese medicine.
Link of the Week
Michael – The inconvenient astrologer of MI5.
Angela – The ABCs of nuclear science.
Owen – Michael Mann’s congressional testimony.
Quote
“The greatest danger facing us is ourselves, an irrational fear of the unknown. There is no such thing as the unknown – only things temporarily hidden, temporarily not understood”
– Capt James T. Kirk, Star Trek – The Corbomite Maneuver.
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http://archive.org/download/ConsilienceEpisode45/consilience45.mp3
http://www.archive.org/details/ConsilienceEpisode45
Consilience: An African Science Podcast 
There was a mixup with the linked episodes. It’s been corrected now – apologies to anyone who downloaded the incorrect one.