Episode 227 of The Reality Check is all over the map with segment topics ranging from cutting edge science to celebrity gossip. Guest panelist Dallas Card starts off the show with a discussion about fMRI and vegetative states. Adam then challenges Elan’s previous segment on High Heels by presenting a dubious segment of his own on the topic. Elan closes out the show with a look at whether Sally Field was as needy in 1984 as many thought.
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SHOW NOTES
fMRI
Overview of MRI and fMRI
http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/education/fmri/introduction-to-fmri/
MRI details
http://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/mri/inside.htm
Adrian Owen’s work
http://adrianowen.org/site/Home_files/Adrian%20Owen-Mind%20Reader.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18285801
Media coverage
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/feb/03/vegetative-state-patient-communication
On the agenda:
http://ww3.tvo.org/video/186700/adrian-owen-searching-consciousness
Rasouli case:
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/12/10/hassan-rasouli-case-before-supreme-court-will-have-profound-effect-on-end-of-life-care-decisions/
The science of high heels
Can evolution explain high heels?
Status displays: I’ve got you labelled – The Economist
The Reality Check #118: Number Stations + Bart Farkas Interview + Do Men Notice High Heels?
Sally Field
Reclaim the media – Remembering Norma Rae
Yahoo Answers – You Love Me, You Really Love Me
Hey guys! Just listening to Ep 227 and wanted to clarify/correct something for you on shrapnel and bullets in fMRI. While it freaks _everyone_ out a bullet will not cause any issues in an fMRI since it is non-ferrous. Sadly, I know this from personal experince, though it is a lot of fun to watch new techs try and figure out if they can do it or not.