An article just came out over the wire discussing a study which shows -- yet again -- that the phase of the Moon has no effect on humanly efforts. Nurses, cops, doctors -- they all swear that things get crazy around a full Moon. However, study after study shows that is simply not the case... yet the swearing continues. I was interviewed this morning by Bill Kole, the reporter who wrote that article, but he didn't use what I wrote. Oh well.
Update: Well, this online versiondoes have me quoted in it! Weird.
Just for grins, though, here is what I wrote him:
Never underestimate the power of anecdote! People read about this idea, and it makes some sort of sense -- we're raised with stories of werewolves, and the power of the full Moon on romance -- and they believe it. After all, nurses, police, doctors, they can't all ...
