Episode #496
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- First WTN of the year
Interview wtih Tim Farley
- http://whatstheharm.net/
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
A new study finds that Americans purchase more food in the period following the holidays (January through March) than during the holiday season (Thanksgiving through New Year). http://foodpsychology.cornell.edu/OP/New_Years_Res-Illusions
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Item #2
Fiction
A recent review finds that about 60% of skin infections presenting to medical care are caused by spider bites. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004101011400600X
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Item #3
Science
Researchers find that an existing drug increases the activity of brown fat, increasing resting metabolic rate by over 200 Calories per day. http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(14)00560-9
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘…man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without a rudder, is the sport of every wind. With such persons, gullibility which they call faith, takes the helm from the hand of reason, and the mind becomes a wreck.’ - Thomas Jefferson