At least in one scientific study there was a distinct difference in the hyperactivity of mice coked up in Edmonton versus Portland. But even though this test was done under very strict experimental controls, all is not as it seems with the scientific method.
I stumbled upon this article in The New Yorker that anyone interested in the Scientific Method or Statistics should take a peak at. The article discusses why many of the scientific facts we rely on don’t work as well as they used to. It is a very interesting read.
It is as if the cosmos is messing with our most sacred beliefs. Just because something is proven to be a fact using the scientific method, it may turn out to not be a fact at all…
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/13/101213fa_fact_lehrer?currentPage=all
