{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"090 - Violent Video Games \/ Slate's Long COVID Piece \/ Prostate Biopsies","description":"What does the body of evidence say on whether violent video games cause violence in real life? Plus: a Slate article argues that long COVID just isn\u2019t that bad, and can you biopsy the prostate without going up the bum? Block 1: (2:18) Violent video games: what the AAP and APA say about violent video games; court case; the review at the heart of the debate; what is violence; the evolution of video games Block 2: (8:25) Violent video games: the Bobo doll experiments; measuring aggressive behaviour and attitudes; little data on children; what we don\u2019t know; what Chris would do Block 3: (24:20) Long COVID Comes Into the Light Block 4: (43:53) A new way of getting a prostate biopsy \/ The Last of Us\u2019 bad science &amp;nbsp; * Jingle by&amp;nbsp;Jillian Correia of&amp;nbsp;Roctavio Canada * Theme music: \u201cFall of the Ocean Queen\u201c by Joseph Hackl * Assistant researcher: Nicholas Koziris &amp;nbsp; To contribute to The Body of Evidence, go to our Patreon page at: http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/thebodyofevidence\/. To make a one-time donation to our show, you can now use PayPal! https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate?hosted_button_id=9QZET78JZWCZE Patrons get a bonus show on Patreon called \u201cDigressions\u201d! Check it out! &amp;nbsp; References: &amp;nbsp; 1) The American Academy of Paediatrics statement on video games:  https:\/\/publications.aap.org\/pediatrics\/article-abstract\/108\/5\/1222\/63763\/Media-Violence?redirectedFrom=fulltext?autologincheck=redirected 2) The American Psychological Association\u2019s 2015 Task Force report: https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2017-07146-003 3) Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association:  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brown_v._Entertainment_Merchants_Association#cite_note-49 &amp;amp;  http:\/\/mediacoalition.org\/mediaimages\/Schwarzenegger%20v.%20EMA_Social%20Science%20Brief_09.17.10.pdf 4) The Bobo doll experiments: https:\/\/simplypsychology.org\/bobo-doll.html 5) Long COVID Comes Into the Light:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2023\/03\/long-covid-symptoms-studies-research-variant.html 6) Reaction to Jeff Wise\u2019s previous article on long COVID: https:\/\/www.meaction.net\/2022\/11\/10\/elementor-59066\/ 7) Request for the retraction of the Slate article:  https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1QqVjAIvklDhp7BgCKsaz3ftiful9utUKNBDeBGxwxg4\/edit 8) Transperineal prostate biopsies:  https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/viewarticle\/989696?ecd=WNL_confwrap_230322_MSCPEDIT&amp;amp;uac=207389HY&amp;amp;impID=5267564#vp_2 &amp;nbsp; It\u2019s Not Twitter, But It\u2019ll Do: &amp;nbsp; 1) Jonathan interviewed for The Skeptic Zone: https:\/\/youtu.be\/iHZ8z9eigK8 2) Jonathan\u2019s article on 911 call analysis:  https:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/oss\/article\/critical-thinking\/caller-killer-911-call-analysis-cant-give-you-right-answer 3) Chris on CBC\u2019s morning show about Candida auris: https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/2187559491808 &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Body of Evidence","author_url":"http:\/\/thebodyofevidence.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26435253\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/149439813"}