Episode #377
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week:
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Recent research supports the claim that the rise in allergies in recent decades is due excessive cleanliness and hygiene http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121003082734.ht
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Item #2
Science
Theoretical physicists claim that quantum mechanics supports the notion that an event can be both a cause and an effect of another event http://scienceblog.com/56958/quantum-causal-relations-a-causes-b-causes-a/
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Item #3
Science
Recent study shows that commonly prescribed Beta Blockers do not protect against heart attack and stroke http://abcnews.go.com/Health/beta-blockers-prevent-heart-attack-stroke-study-jama/story?id=17378403#.UGz0gU2_EWk
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.’ - Patrick Henry