SoT 307: Honest, Dishonest, Or Delusional
Channel: Science on Top
Date: 2018-08-21

SoT 307: Honest, Dishonest, Or Delusional
https://scienceontop.com/307

** We're hosting Dr. Pamela Gay for a talk, Q&A session and live show in Melbourne on Wednesday 10 October! Tickets $20 from scienceontop.com/live All proceeds go to the non-profit Astronomical Society of the Pacific. **
A study finds that smaller dogs lift their legs higher when they pee. Could they be lying, and trying to fool other dogs? 
After a delayed first attempt, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has been successfully launched on a course for the Sun. This will be the fastest spacecraft ever made, and will get up close and personal with our nearest star. 
Geologists have been studying tiny grains found in a Russian meteorite. They've found a new mineral, that they call uakitite, which has never before been found on Earth. 

This episode contains traces of National Party of Australia deputy leader Bridget McKenzie daring to say "the C-word".

https://scienceontop.com/307

Chapters:
00:00:26 Science on Top https://scienceontop.com/
00:00:56 The Astronomy Revolution with Dr. Pamela Gay https://scienceontop.com/live
00:01:17 SoT Special 009 - Dr. Pamela Gay https://scienceontop.com/Special9
00:01:23 SoT Special 010 - Big Data in a Time of Need https://scienceontop.com/Special10
00:02:06 Small Dogs Aim High When They Pee https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/dog-spies/small-dogs-aim-high-when-they-pee/
00:09:30 Parker Solar Probe: Nasa launches mission to 'touch the Sun' https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45160722
00:10:54 SoT Special 21 - Professor Lucie Green https://scienceontop.com/Special21
00:20:21 A Siberian Meteorite Revealed a New Mineral We've Never Seen Before on Earth https://www.livescience.com/63247-uakit-meteorite-new-mineral.html
00:24:48 Science on Top https://scienceontop.com/