Which is the fiction?

Today’s Science or Fiction throwback is from 2008. Guess which is the fiction in our polls on any of our social media accounts and we'll reveal the answer later today! #scienceorfiction

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And the fiction is . . . . . . . . . . 3: straw man – refers to men who stood outside courthouses with a straw in their shoe in order to indicate their willingness to be a false witness The exact etymology of straw man is unclear, but the story about straw in the shoes is a myth

Which is the fiction?

Today’s Science or Fiction throwback is from 2012 and we have a theme – etymology. Guess which is the fictional word origin in our polls on any of our social media accounts and we'll reveal the answer later today! #scienceorfiction

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"...This will enable us to confirm (sort of) the ultimate question about the human mind – is the mind an emergent property of brain circuits functioning in real time? If so, then a virtual or silicon brain should be conscious."

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"I see no reason why all of these technologies, working together, will not eventually achieve, through nothing but incremental advances, a complete model of a human brain, either virtually in software, or in hardware, or in some combination. ...

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And the fiction is... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1: A recent study finds that grey squirrels are capable of solving complex puzzles, rivaling primates. Squirrels weren’t solving complex puzzles, but did show some learning when researchers hid foods in consistent patterns.

Which is the fiction?

Today’s Science or Fiction throwback is from 2015. Guess which is the fiction in our polls on any of our social media accounts and we'll reveal the answer later today! #scienceorfiction

"...essentially worthless in terms of determining efficacy. Overall this is the pattern we expect to see for a treatment that does not work – small preliminary studies showing mixed results, with better studies that are mostly negative."

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"So of the 10 studies that were blinded and controlled, six were straight-up negative. Of the four with positive results, all were very small studies (essentially pilot studies) with some highly problematic features. Non-blinded studies with subjective outcomes are...