63
votes
Accepted
Did the study mentioned by "The virginity fraud" TEDx Talk happen?
See Genital Anatomy in Pregnant Adolescents: “Normal” Does Not Mean “Nothing Happened” Pediatrics, January 2004, volume 113, pages e67-e69.
METHODS
The purpose of this study was to summarize the ...
- 105k
15
votes
Accepted
Is the story of the Fourth Cookie true?
An experiment like the one described happened. How accurate that depiction is of what actually happened is unknown, as no paper was ever published covering the study and now the details are lost to ...
- 30.7k
11
votes
Is Feynman's claim about the history of measurements of the charge of the electron after Millikan accurate?
No.
A much more accurate account is in THE CHARGE OF THE ELECTRON (1935):
In 1929 Prof. R. T. Birge (reference 1) published an acutely critical and masterly survey of our knowledge of the ...
- 105k
11
votes
Accepted
Did a prisoner die from a needle prick when he was told that it was a snake bite?
There is a set of very old urban legends - fictional stories that are widely believed and passed around as true - which are closely related to this story.
In the book The Lore of Scotland: A Guide to ...
- 141k
4
votes
Can blood transfusions lead to neurologic rejuvenation?
Apparently, yes. The same study seems to be discussed here in a radio format.
A predecesor group, from Stanford, saw the same thing (see TED talk here.)
At first glance, another separate demonstration ...
- 339
3
votes
Can blood transfusions lead to neurologic rejuvenation?
Quoting Megan Scudellari in the Nature Article 'Ageing research: Blood to blood', "For now, any claims that young blood or plasma will extend lifespan are false: the data are just not there. An ...
- 22.7k
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible