Insights from the Editor

Kids Know Best
Quick riddle: A father and his son are involved in a bad traffic accident. The man dies, but the son is rushed to surgery. His surgeon looks down at him and says, "I can't operate on this child. He's my son." Who's the surgeon?

It's an old riddle that frequently stumps adults. Kids? Not so much--at least that's what ABC News found out when it wanted to see if children might have fewer biases than adults when presented with the riddle. See if you know the answer.

A Physician's Myth Debunking Quest
Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier isn't your average researcher or physician. He's part myth buster, part statistician and complete unconventional thinker. And you're probably even familiar with his work. His studies are like a best-sellers list of practical health advice. Equating cell phone use and driving to drunk driving? He was the first to do that. The New York Times has a great profile of this healthy skeptic.

High Fructose Corn Syrup's New Name
These days it's hard not to feel sorry for the corn industry, especially considering all the bad press it gets for high fructose corn syrup. Even some food safety advocates think the sugary substance has gotten a bad rap for probably being no worse than sugar (see what our Healthy Skeptic had to say about HFCS). That's why the corn industry's effort to rename HFCS "corn sugar" may get traction.