Episode #668
News Items
Who's That Noisy
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Interview with Tobias Füchslin
- https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/b6qtf/
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
A new study finds that untrained 8-12 year old children have the muscular endurance of elite marathon or triatholon athletes. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2018.00387/full
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Item #2
Fiction
Researchers find that reading an op ed was more likely to reinforce existing beliefs than to change the reader’s mind. https://news.yale.edu/2018/04/24/study-shows-newspaper-op-eds-change-minds
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Item #3
Science
Scientists have demonstrated quantum entanglement in the largest experimental setup to date, 15 micrometers wide, the thickness of a fine human hair. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180425131858.htm
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’ -Issac Asimov