Episode #395
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Carl Sagan, Cosmos
Interview with George Hrab
- Quick chat about NECSS 2013 – www.necss.com
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
A new systematic review concludes that CT scans in young patients may pose a greater increased risk of cancer than the diagnostic benefits they provide. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130205083052.htm
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Item #2
Science
New research shows that people have greater happiness and sense of well being as they age, regardless of when they were born. http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/happier-with-age.html
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Item #3
Science
A recent review of research involving 122 personality characteristics finds no significant difference in male and female profiles. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130204094518.htm
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.’ - Democritus