Episode #485
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Steven Spielberg
Interview with David Gorski
- http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/defending-sick-children/
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
In a study of 2,000 consecutive whole-exome sequencing tests, in 25% of subjects the testing resulted in a molecular diagnosis. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1918774
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Item #2
Science
Astronomers announce that they may have detected dark matter particles from the sun. http://www.nature.com/news/physicists-see-potential-dark-matter-from-the-sun-1.16174
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Item #3
Fiction
A recent study of American middle school students found that they have, on average, a higher degree of digital technology savvy than their middle school teachers. http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/920/art%253A10.1007%252Fs11423-014-9355-4.pdf?auth66=1414018123_8f82aac90aaadd694698eef119a8e6ea&ext=.pdf
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“A British Minister of Health who believes in homeopathy is like a Minister of Transport who believes in broomsticks.” – from BBC Radio 4’s “The Now Show” comedy podcast