It's Friday, May 15th, 2015, and you're listening to Inquiring Minds. I'm Indravis Gantis.

And I'm Kishore Hari. Each week, we bring you a new in-depth exploration of the space where science,

politics, and society collide. We endeavor to find out what's true, what's left to discover, and why it all

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I love a good drink.

It makes me very happy, and you probably heard the quote, wine is the proof that God loves us

from good old Benjamin Franklin.

It's actually a misquote.

He actually said, Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, and which

incorporates itself

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