Episode #557
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week – modem sound
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Researchers find that gamers were better able to notice and remember branded product placement in video games the more violent the action. https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/03/09/product-placement/
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Item #2
Science
A new study finds that gender stereotyping is not very different today in the US than it was 30 years ago. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160309082804.htm
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Item #3
Science
New research finds that voters prefer to be represented in negotiations by people who resort to extortion. http://www.sciencenewsline.com/news/2016030918520036.html
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘I have never been converted to or even had much interest in spiritualism, occultism, Swedenborgianism or any particular religion. And I never, except occasionally for a laugh, visit the quacks who call themselves psychics.’ - Dick Cavett