Episode #948
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Ice Drill
Anna Blakney
- https://www.tiktok.com/@anna.blakney?lang=en
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
A study of the use of augmented reality glasses in social interactions found no significant impact.https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3563657.3595967
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Item #2
Science
A recent Finnish study found that the type and amount of fungus (molds and yeast) found in the home of young children do not correlate with the risk of developing asthma. https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1513/AnnalsATS.202303-187OC
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Item #3
Science
A study following children from age 10 to 16 did not find any correlation between social media use and symptoms of anxiety and depression. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563223002108?via%3Dihub
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Not bound by facts, the hoax is free to fabricate feelings & the genres associated with them- it is this artfulness & ambiguity that help explain [it’s] popularity.’ - From ‘Bunk’ by Kevin Young published 2017.