Episode #396
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Puzzle: There are three switches downstairs. Each corresponds to one of the three light bulbs in the attic. You can not see the lights in the attic from where the switches are located. You can turn the switches on and off and leave them in any position. How would you identify which switch corresponds to which light bulb, if you are only allowed one trip upstairs?
Interview with Brian Wecht
- http://www.dailytech.com/Propellantless+Space+Drive+Called+EmDrive+Made+in+China/article29862.htm
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
A new review concludes that Vitamin C supplementation halves the incidence of the common cold. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000980.pub4/abstract;jsessionid=DE22CBF8899F8609FE829A25BCF257A5.d03t04
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Item #2
Science
New research finds that decision making continues subconsciously even when we have turned our attention to a new task. http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2013/february/feb13_unconsciousthought.html
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Item #3
Fiction
A recent study finds that African American women require twice the supplemental doses of vitamin D as do Caucasian women. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212075117.htm
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Nothing is so firmly believed as what is least known.’ -Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)