The Reality Check #107: Language and Thoughts + Danger and Cognitive Bias + Fruit Fly Myth

Sailor Adam

Elan discusses the controversy of whether language affects how people think. Darren uses scientific language to share a cool anecdote from his recent trip to Rio De Janeiro. Adam examines the myth that fruit flies only live for an hour.

Listen now: http://traffic.libsyn.com/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_107_-_2010-09-16.mp3

Download direct: mp3 file

If you like the show, please leave us a review on itunes

Show Notes
Language and Thought

NYTimes – Does your language affect how you think?

Newsweek – What’s in a word

Wikipedia – Linguistic Relativity

 

Fruit Fly Life Expectancy
Life Span of Fruit Fly – Orkin
Mayfly – The Canadian Encyclopedia

This entry was posted in The Reality Check Episodes. Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *