This week in What were they thinking … ? (#019)

This week has been dramatic with the New York Times taking aim at YouTube in the ongoing New v Old media war. Scientist detect anomalous gravitational pull from the moon and Solar panels could be a lot more efficient in the near future. In even more impressive news a noninvasive laser may be able to remove circulating tumor cells.

Each item discussed can be found at:

00:15 Super Solar flare in the next 100 years

01:29 Massive buried object on the moon

02:28 The ISS is now providing a hotel service

03:10 Researchers identify major flaw in solar panel design that could improve efficiency

05:06 Canadian advertise for activist science

06:06 Students triggered by mathematics exam question

08:07 Should we be more concerned about students that reject evolution?

09:29 Scientist zap cancer cells in blood with laser

09:55 We are one step closer to understanding how to treat arterial disease /CVD

11:45 Gut microbes could show us how to to change all blood donations into universal donations.

13:06 Adding a “-” to your research article may hurt citations

14:17 Scientists concerned about supervillains and megalomaniacs using geoengineering for evil.

16:29 Macron backs off from banning glyphosate in France

17:50 Neither GMOs nor glyphosate effect the gut microbiome in recent study

18:58 Zotero and retraction watch team up to provide better citation tool

20:15 New York times tries a hit piece and fails to back up their claims