Real Science Radio · Episode

A League of Their Own

Originally aired September 4, 2026

Hosts Doug McBurney & Fred Williams
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Fueling the Cambrian Explosion: This week, Fred Williams and Doug McBurney review a paper claiming the Cambrian Explosion may have been driven by the excrement of animals that had yet to evolve!

Pro Basketball by Any Other Name: Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White have challenged the paradigm of eligibility for the WNBA, and the league appears reluctant to officially argue the point.

Supercentenarian Science: Hear about an article in Nature suggesting that superior immunological monitoring and management of targeted T-cells may contribute to longevity.

Black Holes... Son: Research from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany was presented at Space.com using the kind of elementary-school-fable language biology teachers employ in government schools to persuade children to believe fairy tales — like the claim that black holes have been directly observed.

Relativity & GPS: Get an update on an ongoing RSR experiment investigating the common belief that Global Positioning System accuracy requires accounting for Einsteinian special relativity.

Jesus, Light & Design: Get the first book in our Real Science Radio Teaching Books series, all about how light and design point to Jesus Christ as the Creator and Savior of the world.

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