full moon

The 2012 May Full Moon will reach its peak during the night of May 5-6. It will be the biggest and brightest since 2006 and until 2018 due to the greatest percentage of disk illumination virtually coinciding with perigee while the Moon hugs close to the ecliptic. The Full Moon’s geocentric...

Great article in the latest eSkeptic: http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/10-09-01/ The article gives explanations as to why the following are myths: It sounds like a good book. Has anyone read it?

I'm watching a Science Channel documentary on the formation and influence of the moon, and all of the sudden: confirmation bias. They did a long section on how the full moon makes crime and hospital activity go up. They interviewed a couple of cops and didn't have even a hint of a criticism of...

http://www.livescience.com/animals/070715_moon_pets.html

Frpm today's Granuiad.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2095945,00.html now i remember reading that this was an urban legend believed by our simpleton ancestors....but maybe there's some truth in it? Some rogue werewolf DNA perhaps? :)