Segment: News Items
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Segment: Special Report
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Special Report
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The Real Iron Man
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Segment: Interview
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Interview with Kirsten Sanford
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Kirsten Sanford is the host of This Week in Science and is a cast member for the pilot of The Skeptologists. She has a PhD in Neurophysiology and her area of research involved bird intelligence.
http://www.kirstensanford.com/
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Segment: Science or Fiction [ Click Here to Show the Answers ]
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Question #1  Science
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A new study finds that the psychedelic effects attributed to the popular bohemian drink known as Absinthe were entirely due to its alcohol content.
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Question #2  Fiction
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A new brain imaging study shows that alcohol disinhibits certain emotional centers in the brain, exaggerating the response to a perceived threat.
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Question #3 Science
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A new study shows that virtual reality "video game" environments can trigger drinking behavior and can be used to treat alcohol addiction.
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Segment: Quote of the Week
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Quote
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"Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world."
- Arthur Schopenhauer
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