Episode #214
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week – a sonic boom
Interview with Jamy Ian Swiss
- Jamy Ian Swiss is a magician and skeptic, co-founder of the New York City Skeptics. http://jamyianswiss.com/index.htm
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
A new study shows that women tend to be more tentative and uncertain in their social interactions than men. http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=9208
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Item #2
Science
A recent study finds that, when lost, people really do walk in circles. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/20/walking-circles.html
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Item #3
Science
Recent evidence shows that obese people have 8% less brain tissue than those of normal weight. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090825090745.htm