Episode #265
News Items
- Evolving Simulated Intelligence
- Proximal Intercessory Prayer
- Bermuda Triangle Solved
- Booty Enhancement Spell
- Censoring CAM Skepticism
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week:
Interview with Aubrey de Grey
- http://www.sens.org/ English author and theoretician in the field of gerontology, and the Chief Science Officer of the SENS Foundation.
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
French scientists report the first scientific evidence to prove that it is better to serve champagne chilled and to pour it down the side of a tilted glass, rather than straight into a glass. http://www.sciencecodex.com/best_way_to_pour_champagne_down_the_side_wins_first_scientific_test
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Item #2
Science
A new study finds that weight-lifting with lighter weights is as or more effective in muscle building as lifting with heavier weights. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0012033
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Item #3
Fiction
New research finds that a popular blood thinning drug used to prevent heart attacks actually increases the risk of stroke. http://www.physorg.com/news200581553.html