Join Ken Ham, Dr. Georgia Purdom, and Bodie Hodge as they discuss plastic straws a crime, an ancient jaw pushes humans’ African departure back in time, swearing is good for you, and more in this episode of Answers News hosted in front of a live audience at the Creation Museum. For more information on these topics, please visit https://AnswersinGenesis.org.

Here are links to the articles discussed in Answers News (due to time restraints, all topics may not be covered in this episode):

•California lawmaker’s proposal makes serving plastic straw without request a crime, report says: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/29/california-lawmakers-proposal-makes-serving-plastic-straw-without-request-crime-report-says.html

•U.K. Appoints a Minister for Loneliness: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/world/europe/uk-britain-loneliness.html

•Leading creationist Dr Nagy Iskander reappointed to sit on South Lanarkshire council education committee as unelected religious representative: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15886294.Would_you_Adam_and_Eve_it_____meet_the_creationist_in_the_classroom/

•New Caledonian crows extract prey faster with complex hooked tools: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180122150756.htm

•Researchers create first stem cells using CRISPR genome activation: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180118162449.htm

•An ancient jaw pushes humans’ African departure back in time: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-jaw-pushes-humans-african-departure-back-time

•Monkeys cloned in world first, scientists reveal: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/clone-monkey-human-zhong-hua-china-cloning-fears-macaque-replicant-a8176181.html

•Swearing is good for you – and chimps do it, too: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/science-swearing-profanity-curse-emma-byrne/

•Process converts human waste to astronaut food: https://www.theengineer.co.uk/converts-human-waste-astronaut-food/

•Democratic Congressmen again introduce ‘Darwin Day’ resolutions in House, Senate: http://christiannews.net/2018/01/29/democratic-congressmen-again-introduce-darwin-day-resolutions-in-house-senate/

•Ken Ham: Bill Nye’s show is inappropriate for kids becaue it teaches science: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/01/28/ken-ham-bill-nyes-show-is-inappropriate-for-kids-because-it-teaches-science/

•ALIEN BREAKTHROUGH? Scientists find key to discovering life on other planets: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/909468/Alien-breakthrough-planets-carbon-dioxide-methane