Episode #317
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: sawing dry ice
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
A study of 9th-11th graders finds that, when asked how they would like to be contacted with health information, the majority chose either Facebook or texting over traditional methods. http://news.georgiahealth.edu/archives/4277
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Item #2
Science
New research finds that having the ending of a movie or book spoiled by knowing the plot, even for mysteries, increases rather than decreases enjoyment. http://www.sciencenewsline.com/psychology/2011081013510031.html
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Item #3
Science
DNA analysis indicates that modern humans derive about 4% of their DNA from Neanderthals, including some gene variants associated with improved immune function. http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110810/full/476136a.html
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘And when we die our empty bodies turn to dust/There’ll be no pit of fire/No angels singing songs for us/There’s nothing we can say that people won’t forget some day/There’s nothing we can do that matters/And that’s okay’ From The Future by The Limousines.