Patt Morrison delves into an hour of science with Scientific American columnist and Skeptic Society founder Michael Shermer. Together they delve into the innermost places in the brain, where it turns out humans can manufacture their own kind of marijuana. They also talk about the tension between science and anti-abortion legislation with research finding that the fetus is incapable of feeling pain until about the 28th week. And finally, they cast their conversation to the outer reaches of the solar system -- does that big body really qualify as the tenth planet of the solar system? And if it isn’t, does Pluto get booted out of the solar system club too? All that and more...
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