Episode 048 woos it's way into your warm, primate heart

..with DANCE music!

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This Week:

00:02:05 Birthdays

00:06:10 Raw milk and solar flares and the ISS sees San Antonio flashing them

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0307/Two-powerful-X-class-flares-erupt-on-sun-video

00:12:30 Atheist billboard vandalized

00:29:20 Primate Sexy Time!

00:29:40 Bonobo sex and stuff

00:57:20 Lightning Round

Tornado prediction

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=large-dangerous-tornado-outbreak-forecast-friday

Parliament on gay weddings

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17221312

Beards

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/06/beards-get-respect-but-not-women-study-finds/

Sleep

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783

Tortilla Jesus

http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Jesus-spotted-on-tortilla-during-Ash-Wednesday/QsrBBj-vNkaWMQQEq0qN4Q.cspx

Witch hunter trial

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17255470

And the dogs, not having opposabel thumbs or prehensile tails, decide to stay away from the proceddings, except to give occassional distant encouragement.

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The Big Board

Greg shows an example diagram from the beard study as mentioned in the Lightning Round