Episode #527

Episode #527

News Items

• Skin Cells into Brain Cells
• Registering Studies
• Search Engines Influence Elections
• Picture of Earth and Moon
• Scotland Bans GMOs

Who's That Noisy

• Answer to last week: Cicadias

Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

• Item #1 Science

  A recent study shows that when faced with a female opponent, candidates, either male or female, with a higher pitched voice fared better. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pops.12280/abstract;jsessionid=FC38EA2F5D7F00CB0A7B7AA1002A11D1.f03t02

• Item #2 Fiction

  The most recent Gallup poll shows, for the first time, that atheists are not the least likely religious category that people would vote for, being beat out by Muslims. – http://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i31/Science-Historians-Revive-Ancient-Recipes.html

• Item #3 Science

  Studies show that only 54 out of 600 people (9%) change their mind during the course of an election campaign. http://www.academia.edu/9795567/The_psychology_of_voting_behavior_A_literature_review

Skeptical Quote of the Week.

‘When kids look up to great scientists the way they do to great musicians and actors, civilization will jump to the next level.’ Brian Greene