Nobel Prizes; Correlation vs. Causation; Healthy Obesity
The winners and work of this year's Nobel Prizes.
Beware headlines: correlation may not imply causation.
Obesity is a sure sign of ill-health. But are there exceptions?
Roland Pease provides a rundown of this year鈥檚 Nobel Prize winners and their work.
After studies this week linked cardiovascular disease to aircraft noise, Kevin McConway, Professor of Applied Statistics at the UK鈥檚 Open University quantifies the risks of complex science being distorted by simple headlines.
The US government shutdown is inflicting wide-reaching effects on the scientific community and their work.
And a brief sniff of 鈥淐hatPerf鈥�, the app for smartphones that allegedly enables users to send a smell to their friends via SMS.
Image: Nobel Physics Prize - The Higgs Boson - 8th Octpber 2013
Image credit: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images
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Nobel Prizes
Who won which and what for?
Duration: 10:53
Correlation vs. Causation
How simple headlines can hide underlying scientific truth.
Duration: 07:18
Healthy and obese
Examining why obesity doesn鈥檛 always mean ill health
Duration: 04:17
US Shutdown Science
How the US government shutdown is affecting the scientific community.
Duration: 07:47
Elephants and human signals
Elephants seem to have an innate understanding of human pointing gestures.
Duration: 05:33
British Ash Genome project
Knowing the genotype of the ash tree may help in the fight against ash dieback fungus
Duration: 06:51
Smell-o-vision?
ChatPerf is a new mobile phone app and gadget that lets you send smells via SMS.
Duration: 05:33
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- Sun 13 Oct 2013 14:06GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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