SoT 281: Little Bit Magnificent Goat
Channel: Science on Top
Date: 2017-11-13

SoT 281: Little Bit Magnificent Goat
http://scienceontop.com/281

A strange rock hurtling through space turns out to be the first known detection of a visitor from another solar system! By which we mean: not aliens.
Lentils might not sound like exciting archaeological discovery, but a find at the prehistoric site of Gurga Chiya in Iraqi Kurdistan could provide clues about the formation of permanent settlements and the development of social stratification.
Using muon-scanning technology, particle physicists have discovered a hidden void inside the Great Pyramid of Giza. But - surprise! - that's not as unusual or revolutionary as much of the media breathlessly reported.

This episode contains traces of archaeologist Zahi Hawass criticising the Great Pyramid void discovery on RT America.

http://scienceontop.com/281

Chapters:
00:00:51 Breaking! Have Astronomers Discovered Our First Interstellar Visitor? Note: Not Aliens http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/breaking-have-astronomers-discovered-our-first-interstellar-visitor-note-not-aliens
00:15:08 How ancient lentils reveal the origins of social inequality https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/11/lentils-origins-of-social-inequality
00:22:45 Particle physicists discover mysterious structure in Great Pyramid - here's how they did it https://theconversation.com/particle-physicists-discover-mysterious-structure-in-great-pyramid-heres-how-they-did-it-86783
00:29:31 Science on Top http://scienceontop.com