Teen Skepchick’s Reality Checks 10.11
- The Chemistry Nobel Prize goes to scientists who discovered G-protein coupled receptors. (via NPR)
- A study points out the troubles in interpreting observational studies by demonstrating a high correlation between a country’s chocolate consumption and production of Nobel Prize winners. (via Forbes)
- Another tasty tidbit: food chemists are celebrating the anniversary of the Maillard reaction. (via Scientific American)
- The female prime minister of Australia gives an epic speech on sexism. (via Jezebel)
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Mmmm…this is the tastiest Reality Checks yet.
Well, of course the country’s consumption of chocolate is correlated with number of Nobel winners. Because chocolate is the bestest thing ever, and Nobel winners are some of the bestest people ever, ergo more chocolate=more nobel winnters.