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DO CHICKENS SEE GREEN STARS? NERDY BONUS


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discussing the claim there are no green stars, astrophysicist Dr Ulrike Kuchner & psychophysicist Dr Christopher Taylor describe green valleys flares & chickens.

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the original ~32 minute version of this episode came out on March 12th 2021. This is an extended, lesser-edited version which includes more chat, more jokes, more tangential discussions of stars and eyes, and more anecdotes.

on the role of errors and mistakes in science and art, Dr Kuchner cites Neil Gaiman, who said: "And now go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make good art." see his whole speech here: https://www.uarts.edu/neil-gaiman-keynote-address-2012

keywords: rod cone astro psycho chicken truth.

details, sources and full transcript (of the shorter version) at the error bar [https://theerrorbar.com?e=5].

image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/NGC_6826HSTFull.jpg/200px-NGC_6826HSTFull.jpg, re-sized to fit

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