Quizlet! Ban Arabic Numbers

Quizlet! Ban Arabic Numbers

Tickets to next week’s live show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quiz-o-tron-tickets-61129018540 Rebecca and Keith discuss why the majority of Americans want to ban numbers from public schools. Plus, Keith invents a new segment: Click Repellent! Arabic numeral poll: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/arabic-numerals-survey-prejudice-bias-survey-research-civic-science-a8918256.html…

Quizlet! The Science of  Bullshitting

Quizlet! The Science of Bullshitting

Rebecca and Keith discuss research that suggests boys and wealthy kids are more likely to bullshit (in the scientific sense of the word). http://time.com/5578914/bullshit-study-bs-wealthy-male/?utm_source=reddit.com For two bonus questions (and access to all previous secret bonus…

I Gotta Change the Theme of My Clown Room

I Gotta Change the Theme of My Clown Room

Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/25055621 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Sarafina Nance, Drew Curtis, Alex Smith, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: SCIENCE!, Nerds and…

Quizlet! The 10-Headed God with 24 Kinds of Aircraft

Quizlet! The 10-Headed God with 24 Kinds of Aircraft

Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen discuss the 106th Indian Science Congress and the ridiculous things said there. Quiz-o-Tron’s next live show is Feb 28 at Pianofight in San Francisco! Buy your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quiz-o-tron-tickets-56542170153

Quizlet! Morning Larks, Night Owls, and the Definition of Overthinking It

Quizlet! Morning Larks, Night Owls, and the Definition of Overthinking It

In this week’s Quizlet, Rebecca chats with her old Skepchick comrades Maria D’Souza Walters and A B Kovacs about the difference between the brains of morning people and night owls! Study: Circadian phenotype impacts the brain’s…

Quizlet! The Toxic Masculinity of Baby Zebra Finches

Quizlet! The Toxic Masculinity of Baby Zebra Finches

Trace Dominguez joins Rebecca to chat about how baby zebra finches learn to sing from mothers who don’t sing! Follow Trace on Twitter and YouTube. And support Quiz-o-Tron on Patreon at patreon.com/quizotron to hear more of their…

Quizlet! Rumspringa for Baptists

Quizlet! Rumspringa for Baptists

Justin Robert Young joins Rebecca to talk about what could be worse for a kid than a potato. Oxford study we discuss: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-018-0506-1 On SciAm: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-kids-who-use-tech-seem-to-be-all-right/ Support Quiz-o-Tron on Patreon! http://patreon.com/quizotron

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