Episode #433

Episode #433

News Items

• Ghost Story
• Lorenzo's Oil
• Li Fi
• Space Ports
• Gender

Who's That Noisy

• Answer to last week: Hardness of birthstones

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Fiction

  In the past week astronomers have recorded the largest solar flare every directly observed. http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/sun-emits-fourth-x-class-flare-in-a-week/#.UnFUuvmsh8F

• Item #2 Science

  A new study finds that playing immersive video-games increases a player’s tolerance for pain and reduces their empathy for the pain of others. http://www.springer.com/about+springer/media/springer+select?SGWID=0-11001-6-1442542-0

• Item #3 Science

  Neuroscientists have discovered a new type of information processing in the brain that significantly increases the brain’s computing power. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2013/october/unc-neuroscientists-discover-new-2018mini-neural-computer2019-in-the-brain

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

“Seeking what it true is not seeking what is desirable.” - Albert Camus