And more medical myths:1. Turkey makes you drowsy 2. Dim light ruins your eyes 3. Drink at least eight glasses of water a day (Stephen Black did early research for us on that one!)
Beth Benoit Granite State College New Hampshire On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Beth Benoit <[email protected]>wrote: > A little late, but here's the list I was looking for. It's a list of > medical myths, from Tara Parker-Pope's blog, nytimes.com/well: > 1. Sugar makes children hyperactive > 2. Suicide increases over the holidays > 3. Poinsettias are toxic > 4. You lose most of your body heat through your head > 5. Night eating makes you fat > 6. Hangovers can be cured > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Beth Benoit <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Gary,The autism/vaccine argument >> >> The moon effect argument (nurses and police officers often argue hotly on >> that one - I had one police officer who was SO convinced that a full moon = >> more crime, etc. that I offered him extra credit if he could find any study >> that showed this to be the case. He couldn't, of course, and sheepishly >> admitted it by the end of the course. Nice guy, though, and he was a good >> sport about it.) >> >> I'll keep thinking... >> >> Beth Benoit >> Granite State College >> New Hampshire >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Gerald Peterson <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> I am going over critical thinking guidelines in class and want to present >>> examples of emotional reasoning. I want to help the students realize that >>> the passion for a claim or issue is not the key problem, but rather the >>> emotionalism that often directs/distorts one's further examination. Can >>> tipsters see or develop other examples of where emotionalism is a problem in >>> problem-solving, investigation? Emotional reactions or defensiveness can >>> often be the culprit in closing off discussion or hinder openness eh? I am >>> trying to find examples that would help students make the distinction here. >>> Appreciate any ideas. Gary >>> >>> >>> Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. >>> Professor, Psychology >>> Saginaw Valley State University >>> University Center, MI 48710 >>> 989-964-4491 >>> [email protected] >>> >>> --- >>> To make changes to your subscription contact: >>> >>> Bill Southerly ([email protected]) >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> "We will not learn how to live in peace by killing each other's children." >> - Jimmy Carter >> "Are our children more precious than theirs?" >> >> --- >> To make changes to your subscription contact: >> >> Bill Southerly ([email protected]) >> >> > > > -- > "We will not learn how to live in peace by killing each other's children." > - Jimmy Carter > "Are our children more precious than theirs?" > -- "We will not learn how to live in peace by killing each other's children." - Jimmy Carter "Are our children more precious than theirs?" --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
