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References for The Science of the News: Vaccines Part 1

These are the sources for my video " The Science of the News: Vaccines and Autism ". 1998 Paper Connecting Vaccines and Autism: " Ileal-Lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children "; Wakefield, A.J. et. al.; 28FEB1998; The Lancet; Vol 351; p. 637-641; doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)11096-0 1998 BBC Report: "Child vaccine linked to autism" The Independent report " Doctors link autism to MMR vaccination " Denmark MMR-Autism Link Study: " A Population-Based Study of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination and Autism "; Madsen, K.M. Hviid, A. Vestergaard, M. Schendel, D. Wohlfahrt, J. Thorsen, P. Olsen, J. Melbye, M.; New England Journal of Medicine; vol. 348; 11/07/2002; 1477-1482 Scientific Reports in Direct Response to the 1998 Paper: " Association of Autistic Spectrum Disorder and the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine "; Kumanan Wilson, MD, MSc, FRCP(C);...

Sources for the video "Lucy and the Ten Percent Myth"

Here are the sources for my video "Lucy and the Ten Percent Myth", which can be seen here . The Fair Use Clause:   Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 107 . Evolutionary argument against this myth: Rosenberg, K.R., "The Evolution of Modern Childbirth" in American Journal of Physical Anthropology 35, 1992, p. 89–124 Energy consumption argument against this myth: Swaminathan, Nikhil (29 April 2008). "Why Does the Brain Need So Much Power?". Scientific American. Scientific American, a Division of Nature America, Inc. Retrieved 19 November 2010. Twenty Percent energy usage: Carpenter's Human Neuroanatomy by Malcolm B. Carpenter, Oliver Smith Strong, and Raymond Carl Truex; Ch. 1 Evidence for 100% use of the brain: Radford, Benjamin (8 February 2000). "The Ten-Percent Myth". "Do People Only Use 10 Percent Of Their Brains". Scientific American. 7 February 2008. Clips taken from the following movies and episodes: Lucy (20...