The stories behind the "duh"
Posted 03.31.2008 at 1:33 pm 1 Comment

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Caffeine wakes you up, rock stars die young and long ambulance rides aren't ideal. Sound obvious? You bet. But there's more than meets the eye here. On this week's episode of Cocktail Party Science, the writers and editors of PopSci's "Science Confirms the Obvious," talk to host Chuck Cage about the studies that make you say "duh" and why they're worth a second look.

Download the episode here, or subscribe to the iTunes feed. And for the whole series, along with an RSS feed, hit up popsci.com/podcast.

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PrivateIdaho
04/01/08 at 9:24 am

Another great podcast. Really enjoyed this one. Again, great job Chuck.
This podcast brings to mind something I think about a lot, and that is how under-appreciated the scientific method is in our society today. We owe all the wonderous technology innovations ...in computers, networking, medical science, transportation and energy....to the scientists whose adherence to the scientific method fed the engineering that makes everything work.
I know religion is important to many people and I don't want to minimize that, but doesn't it seem strange that religion gets so much of people's time and energy, while science and the scientific method aren't given an equal share of honor and attention in our society? Science is what provides us with miracles we can actually see!! Like a device that lets you story a week's worth of music? Technology that lets you send these words across the ether in seconds?
...(sorry for gettin' all deep...) Anyway, great podcast. Keep 'em coming.

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