Brian Clegg

In fact, there's even one guy, there was a US park ranger called Roy Sullivan, who's been struck by lightning seven times in his career, thankfully survived them all.

In fact, there's even one guy, there was a US park ranger called Roy Sullivan, who's been struck by lightning seven times in his career, thankfully survived them all.

I'm not sure he's still with us, but when he was around, the kind of job he was doing, he was out there, out in the wilds a lot, out in places where you may possibly get struck by lightning more than most of us are.

I'm not sure he's still with us, but when he was around, the kind of job he was doing, he was out there, out in the wilds a lot, out in places where you may possibly get struck by lightning more than most of us are.

I'm not sure he's still with us, but when he was around, the kind of job he was doing, he was out there, out in the wilds a lot, out in places where you may possibly get struck by lightning more than most of us are.

anybody who actually owns fish, particularly if you have a pond, knows instinctively almost that this isn't right. Because the fact is, Goldfish learn, for instance, that if you come to the edge of a pond in a particular place, holding something and sort of shaking it around, food's coming, and they come to you. They remember it. They do have a memory.

anybody who actually owns fish, particularly if you have a pond, knows instinctively almost that this isn't right. Because the fact is, Goldfish learn, for instance, that if you come to the edge of a pond in a particular place, holding something and sort of shaking it around, food's coming, and they come to you. They remember it. They do have a memory.

anybody who actually owns fish, particularly if you have a pond, knows instinctively almost that this isn't right. Because the fact is, Goldfish learn, for instance, that if you come to the edge of a pond in a particular place, holding something and sort of shaking it around, food's coming, and they come to you. They remember it. They do have a memory.

But in science, scientific terms, it's been tested by training them, for instance, to go through mazes, and they remember how to do that. In fact, all the evidence is that the original three-second memory bit came from a commercial, an advertisement. that was done just humorously referring to this. And somehow it's become part of what we tend to believe.

But in science, scientific terms, it's been tested by training them, for instance, to go through mazes, and they remember how to do that. In fact, all the evidence is that the original three-second memory bit came from a commercial, an advertisement. that was done just humorously referring to this. And somehow it's become part of what we tend to believe.

But in science, scientific terms, it's been tested by training them, for instance, to go through mazes, and they remember how to do that. In fact, all the evidence is that the original three-second memory bit came from a commercial, an advertisement. that was done just humorously referring to this. And somehow it's become part of what we tend to believe.

And it's handy for a joke, but it's not really something.

And it's handy for a joke, but it's not really something.

And it's handy for a joke, but it's not really something.

It's a problem that you get in a lot of scientific experiments, actually, not just the anecdotes. Because if somebody is just reporting, say, how they feel or what's happened, we can't actually isolate what the cause is.

It's a problem that you get in a lot of scientific experiments, actually, not just the anecdotes. Because if somebody is just reporting, say, how they feel or what's happened, we can't actually isolate what the cause is.

It's a problem that you get in a lot of scientific experiments, actually, not just the anecdotes. Because if somebody is just reporting, say, how they feel or what's happened, we can't actually isolate what the cause is.

Now, what you actually find in practice is that when people have said, oh yeah, the kids have got really excited, they've had lots of sugar, there is often some other thing going on at the same time. So, you know, take children to a party, Yeah, they get lots of sugar, they get really excited, but also they're in a party, so is it really surprising that they're getting excited?

Now, what you actually find in practice is that when people have said, oh yeah, the kids have got really excited, they've had lots of sugar, there is often some other thing going on at the same time. So, you know, take children to a party, Yeah, they get lots of sugar, they get really excited, but also they're in a party, so is it really surprising that they're getting excited?

Now, what you actually find in practice is that when people have said, oh yeah, the kids have got really excited, they've had lots of sugar, there is often some other thing going on at the same time. So, you know, take children to a party, Yeah, they get lots of sugar, they get really excited, but also they're in a party, so is it really surprising that they're getting excited?