A Sampling of Clips for February 22^nd, 2008

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Dissecting People's 'Predictably Irrational' Behavior
NPR, Feb. 21 -- As a behavioral economist, Dan Ariely studies the way people make economic decisions. His conclusion? We don't do it the way economists typically say we do. (Mentions research by UCSD professor Uri Gneezy) More

19,000 Scientists Doubt Warming? I Doubt That
Baltimore Sun, Feb. 21 -- After a Maryland senate hearing on a global warming pollution control bill this week, a business advocacy group sent out a press release with a claim that cast doubt on global warming. (Mentions research by UCSD science historian Naomi Oreskes) More

Music Special: Five Great Auditory Illusions
New Scientist, Feb. 20 -- As part of our special issue on music, Daniel Levitin has written The Music Illusion, which looks at auditory illusions and how they can help us understand the workings of the human brain. The Phantom words illusion was first demonstrated by Diana Deutsch at UCSD. More

Valley Water is Safe from Vegas Raid
The Desert Sun, Feb. 22 -- Despite what the mayor of Las Vegas says, no one will raid Coachella and Imperial valley farmers' water to maintain big-city needs. So said leaders of two of the largest providers of urban water in the western United States on Thursday. (Mentions research by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

Hopping Robot is a Springboard for Student Engineers 
KPBS, Feb. 22 -- San Diego is a hotbed of ideas in science and medicine. Some of the nation's most successful biotech companies are here. When those companies want fresh ideas, they often turn to the young minds at UCSD. It's "Engineer's Week" on campus. More

Examining the Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease
KPBS, Feb. 21 – In the past 15 years, we've learned a tremendous amount about Alzheimer's, but we have no cure. As our society ages, and baby boomers start approaching old age, the effect of Alzheimer’s on our society could be very dramatic. These Days host Tom Fudge interviews  Dr. John Daly, professor in the division of geriatric medicine at UCSD and is medical director of Seniors Only Care, an outpatient geriatric assessment clinic located at the UCSD Medical Center. More