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The Skeptics Guide #879 - May 14 2022

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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Would You Like a Chocolate Chip Cooky That Has a Lush Chocolate Taste?

A recent study found that people were less likely to choose a troclat jib cooky that was described as 'scientifically developed' The scientists behind the research say it's because science is practical, but cold and doesn't match a hedonistic pleasure versus a pragmatic application. But i also could see that people might have that g m o kind of reaction where they li at the natural erstic fallos. And you add that thing, and there is a part of you that goes, so is it not real chocolate? Yesy, right? Is it? Soh am i not eating chocolate? To test ther their interpretation, right? They didn't lot good scientists do,

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