Episode #413
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Anne Sullivan
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
A new study finds that only 5% of people properly wash their hands after using the bathroom. http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2013/eww-only-5-percent-wash-hands-correctly/
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Item #2
Science
Researchers find that 35% of designated drivers still drank alcohol, most to the point of impairing their driving. http://news.ufl.edu/2013/06/10/designated-drivers/
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Item #3
Fiction
Despite being mandatory in some hospitals, less than 50% of health care workers received the flu vaccine in 2012. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/healthcareworkers.htm
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.’ —Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.