Episode #328
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Peter Lawford
Interview with Banachek
- www.banachek.org
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Research shows that IQ scores change little throughout most of the teen years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15369851
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Item #2
Science
A new study has found that including enough protein in our diets, rather than simply cutting calories, is the key to curbing appetites and preventing excessive consumption of fats and carbohydrates. http://sciencealert.com.au/news/20111810-22737.html
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Item #3
Science
Scientists have found a direct link between the number of ‘friends’ a person has on Facebook and the size of certain brain regions. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/18/us-science-facebook-idUSTRE79H89L20111018
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” – Isaac Asimov