Useful Science

http://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/9 Follow us @usefulsci or email us at podcast@usefulscience.org. Show Notes Adolescent brains develop in a way that overemphasizes reward and underemphasizes risk, which may help explain teenager's decision making and susceptibility to peer and emotional pressures. Rebelling against the brain: Public engagement with the ‘neurological adolescent’ Alcohol-Related Risk of Driver Fatalities: An Update Using 2007 Data (Voas et al) Case Closed: Research Evidence on the Positive Public Health Impact of the Age 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age in the United States (DeJong & Blanchette) Drinking and driving among college students (Wechsler et al) Antibacterial soap containing triclosan is no better at killing germs during hand-washing than regular soap.