Episode #632
News Items
- Concrete Gravity Trains
- Backfire Effect
- Polio Vaccine from Tobacco
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Alternative Medicine Kills
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: VODER
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Scientists have developed a technique for imaging subjective pain intensity using electroencephalogram. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/uota-sdp081617.php
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Item #2
Science
Scientists have developed a technique for imaging nerves intraoperatively using only polarized light with 100% accuracy. https://www.osapublishing.org/boe/abstract.cfm?uri=boe-8-9-4122
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Item #3
Science
Researchers have developed a new MRI scan technique that allows for imaging in two colors at once. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170816110124.htm
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“Science doesn’t always go forwards. It’s a bit like doing a Rubik’s cube. You sometimes have to make more of a mess with a Rubik’s cube before you can get it to go right.” – Jocelyn Bell Burnell