Episode #471
News Items
- European Commission Human Brain Project
- Guru Dead or Meditating
- Ex-Exoplanets
- Buzz Aldrin UFO
- Alone with One's Thoughts
- BBC Ditches False Balance
Interview with James Randi and Massimo Polidoro
- Live from TAM 2014
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Neuroscientists have discovered a single brainstem neuron that, when stimulated, can render a subject unconscious.
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Item #2
Science
Dolphin brains have 61 billion neurons, almost as many as humans (86 billion) and much more than chimps (7 billion).
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Item #3
Science
The American Psychological Association, after thorough evaluation, deemed ‘brainwashing’ to be without scientific merit.
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.’ - William James