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Dr. Irfan and his collegues have been working on a way to repair nerve tissue and injury. In an effort to combat a new strain of flesh eating bacteria with a taste for neurons, new procedures are expedited. Homeland Security and the Pentagon are very interested in new developments which are not what anyone expected. 

 Written and presented by sci-fi author and physicist Michael James Scharen in conjunction with the podcast Science or Fiction? and the website michaelsbookcorner.com.

Cosmology is chock full of exotic objects whose existence is largely theoretical -- not observed. In turn, are observations biased to the point where they're designed to indicate their existence? When do alternate theories get their place in the sun?

Science or Fiction? -- a podcast written and presented by science fiction author and physicist Michael James Scharen in conjunction with the website michaelsbookcorner.com. A new episode is released each Thursday. The podcast is available on Sticher, Spotify, Audible, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Amazon Alexa, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Anchor.fm, YouTube and other outlets.

A complementary e-book is available at https://michaelsbookcorner.com/signup.htmlor joining the mailing list. The author’s first book, Sol is Not Lost available on the YouTube channel Michael Scharen as an audiobook.

How many ideas are presented to us by science as fact when they are really only the result of models or speculation? Granted the theories we use are very practical but are they truly absolute?

Rupert Sheldrake: Science Set Free on YouTube.

Science or Fiction? -- a podcast written and presented by science fiction author and physicist Michael James Scharen in conjunction with the website michaelsbookcorner.com. A new episode is released each Thursday. The podcast is available on Sticher, Spotify, Audible, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Amazon Alexa, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Anchor.fm, YouTube and other outlets.

A complementary e-book is available at https://michaelsbookcorner.com/signup.htmlor joining the mailing list. The author’s first book, Sol is Not Lost available on the YouTube channel Michael Scharen as an audiobook.

Are you a science denier or a true scientist? Do you question what you hear or just take everything at face value? True science must be based on observation which matches theory. Acceptable results require repeatability rather than the constant moving of goal posts.

Science or Fiction? -- a podcast written and presented by science fiction author and physicist Michael James Scharen in conjunction with the website michaelsbookcorner.com. A new episode is released each Thursday. The podcast is available on Sticher, Spotify, Audible, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Amazon Alexa, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Anchor.fm, YouTube and other outlets.

A complementary e-book is available at https://michaelsbookcorner.com/signup.htmlor joining the mailing list. The author’s first book, Sol is Not Lost available on the YouTube channel Michael Scharen as an audiobook.

What happened to the Neanderthals? Were Homo Sapiens Sapiens really more intelligent? What is intelligence and how do we measure it?

Science or Fiction? Is a podcast written and presented by science fiction author and physicist Michael James Scharen in conjunction with the website michaelsbookcorner.com. A new episode is released each Thursday. The podcast is available on Sticher, Spotify, Audible, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Amazon Alexa, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Anchor.fm, YouTube and other outlets. A complementary e-book is available at https://michaelsbookcorner.com/signup.html or joining the mailing list. The author’s first book, Sol is Not Lost available on the YouTube channel Michael Scharen as an audiobook in three parts.

What is the coming impact of advanced Artificial Intelligence such as ChatGPT? Here we explore the pros and cons of AI. Is if invasive or does it provide benefits?

Referenced: 3 Blue 1 Brown "But What is a Neural Network?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aircAruvnKk

Science or Fiction? Is a podcast written and presented by science fiction author and physicist Michael James Scharen in conjunction with the website michaelsbookcorner.com. A new episode is released each Thursday. The podcast is available on Sticher, Spotify, Audible, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Amazon Alexa, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Anchor.fm, YouTube and other outlets. A complementary e-book is available at https://michaelsbookcorner.com/signup.htmlor joining the mailing list. The author’s first book, Sol is Not Lost available on the YouTube channel Michael Scharen as an audiobook.

Does the natural world change linearly -- slowly over time to a preordained end? Why are scientists so stogy and unable to accept new ideas? We pursue the idea of linearity and how nature often takes shortcuts.

Science or Fiction? Is a podcast written and presented by science fiction author and physicist Michael James Scharen in conjunction with the website michaelsbookcorner.com. A new episode is released each Thursday. The podcast is available on Sticher, Spotify, Audible, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Amazon Alexa, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Anchor.fm, YouTube and other outlets. 

A complementary e-book of one of Mr. Scharen's works is available at  https://michaelsbookcorner.com/signup.html for joining the mailing list.

Grasslands are expanding at 5% per year worldwide. Even the Sahara is getting greener! We discuss the benefits of added CO2 as opposed to famine and freezing to death with iced up windmills.

Science or Fiction? Is a podcast written and presented by science fiction author and physicist Michael James Scharen in conjunction with the website michaelsbookcorner.com. A new episode is released each Thursday. The podcast is available on Sticher, Spotify, Audible, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Amazon Alexa, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Anchor.fm, YouTube and other outlets. A complementary e-book is available at https://michaelsbookcorner.com/signup.htmlor joining the mailing list.

Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Where has science failed in this respect and why do we introduce more errors on top of the ones we have?

Science or Fiction? Is a podcast written and presented by science fiction author and physicist Michael James Scharen in conjunction with the website michaelsbookcorner.com. A new episode is released each Thursday. The podcast is available on Sticher, Spotify, Audible, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Amazon Alexa, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Anchor.fm, YouTube and other outlets. A complementary e-book is available at https://michaelsbookcorner.com/signup.htmlor joining the mailing list.

Did a man called Jesus really walk and preach two thousand years ago? We entertain inductive reasoning for  discounting this tale. This is not to disparage what good religious do to make the world better, but rather the motivation behind it.

Written and presented by sci-fi author Michael James Scharen. Look for a the Science or Fiction? podcast every week. Check out Mr. Scharen's works on the website michaelsbookcorner.com. A complimentary copy of one e-book is available for signing up to the mailing list. There are several titles available!