Episode #335
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Piranha
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Scientists have successfully developed a vaccine against breast cancer that has been shown to be effective in mice. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213190156.htm
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Item #2
Fiction
Scientists have developed a plant spray that allows plants to survive freezing conditions unharmed. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111214135814.htm
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Item #3
Science
Psychologists discover that adding a small gift to a larger gift decreases the gift evaluation of the recipient. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-paradox-gift.html
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness and dies by chance.’ - Jean Paul Sartre