Episode #263
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Bertrand Russel
Interview with Jim Underdown
- Jim Underdown is the director of the CFI West
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
New research finds that consuming beverages with low-calorie sweeteners such as stevia or aspartame resulted in greater caloric intake overall due to increased hunger. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20303371
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Item #2
Science
Researchers outline a method for growing mushrooms into packing material. http://www.physorg.com/news199456046.html
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Item #3
Science
A new analysis shows that Michaelangelo hid the image of a brainstem and spinal cord in a depiction of god on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/brainstem_spinal_cord_images_hidden_in_michelangelos_sistine_chapel_fresco