Episode #390
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Glass Harp playing Fur Elise
Interview with Massimo Pigliucci
- Author, Answers for Aristotle http://www.amazon.com/Answers-Aristotle-Science-Philosophy-Meaningful/dp/0465021387/ref=la_B001IU0D3K_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1343828923&sr=1-6
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
A study finds that maternal use of anti-depressants during pregnancy is associated with a greater risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130101182012.htm
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Item #2
Science
A new study concludes that babies start learning language in the womb. http://www.plu.edu/news/2012/12/infant-language/
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Item #3
Science
New research finds that for most babies it is better to leave them alone when they cry at night rather than comforting them. http://news.temple.edu/news/2012-12-13/let-crying-babes-lie-study-supports-notion-leaving-infants-cry-themselves-back-sleep
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Our imagination is stretched to the utmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are not really there, but just to comprehend things which are there.’ - Richard Feynman