Episode #383
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Argon gas in the microwave
Interview with Bruce Hood
- Bruce Hood is a developmental psychologist and author.
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
While corn in native to the Americas, the innovation of heating corn until it pops was introduced by the English colonists in the 17th century. http://www.popcorn.org/EncyclopediaPopcornica/WelcometoPopcornica/HistoryofPopcorn/tabid/106/Default.aspx
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Item #2
Science
The modern celebration of Thanksgiving in America began 200 years after the Plymouth celebration, when a letter that had been lost, by the Plymouth colony leader describing the event was rediscovered and publicized. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/11/111122-thanksgiving-2011-dinner-recipes-pilgrims-day-parade-history-facts/
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Item #3
Science
Wild turkeys can run up to 20 miles per hour and fly up to 55 miles per hour. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/11/111122-thanksgiving-2011-dinner-recipes-pilgrims-day-parade-history-facts/
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘I’m a scientist and I know what constitutes proof. But the reason I call myself by my childhood name is to remind myself that a scientist must also be absolutely like a child. If he sees a thing, he must say that he sees it, whether it was what he thought he was going to see or not. See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that.’ Wonko the Sane from Douglas Adams’ – So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish