Episode #270
News Items
- Modern Geocentrism
- Irish Minister of Science Backs Pseudoscience
- Robot Skin
- No Link between Thimerosal and Autism
- Canadian Government Muzzles Scientists
- Crop Circle Sting
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: laughing hyenas
Interview with Ben Radford, Joe Nickell and Karen Stollznow
- https://www.csicop.org/author/benradford https://www.joenickell.com/ParanormalInvestigator/paranormalinvestigator1.html https://skepbitch.wordpress.com/about/
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
After studying material, self-testing is more effective at enhancing learning than repeated studying. https://memory.psych.purdue.edu/downloads/2006_Roediger_Karpicke_PsychSci.pdf
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Item #2
Fiction
It is best to study in a consistent and uncluttered environment. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html?pagewanted=1&_r=3&emc=eta1
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Item #3
Science
A recent review concludes that there is no evidence to support the notion that different people benefit from different learning styles, such as visual vs auditory. https://psi.sagepub.com/content/9/3/105.abstract