Episode #408
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Alexander Graham Bell
Interview with Don McLeroy
- http://www.therevisionariesmovie.com/
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
A new study finds that men who marry younger women are less intelligent, less attractive, and less wealthy than men who marry women closer in age. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130506114052.htm
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Item #2
Science
Researchers have developed an intelligent nano-network drug release system that can effectively control blood sugar in diabetics for one week from a single injection. http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/gu-insulin-2013/
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Item #3
Fiction
New evidence suggests that toothbrushes are a major source of outbreaks of strep throat and other respiratory infections. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130504163304.htm
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“For all its beauty, honesty, and effectiveness at improving the human condition, science demands a terrible price—that we accept what experiments tell us about the universe, whether we like it or not. It’s about consensus and teamwork and respectful critical argument, working with, and through, natural law. It requires that we utter, frequently, those hateful words—‘I might be wrong.’” – David Brin