The effects of a full moon... can you handle this?

Walking back from class tonight I noticed the full moon... It's one of those things that gets so commonly overlooked that we forget to notice, or take the time to notice it. We know that a full moon effects the tides of the ocean with its gravitational pull, but what else does it affect? The bright light tonight sparked my interest so of course I came home and immedietly googled the true effects of a full moon furthermore the effects of tonights full moon... can the moons natural cycle affect the cycle of human behavior??? Creepy - I know...Here's what I got...

First, in reference to babies, known by psychologists as "Lunar Babies":

" 11,025 births over a period of six years and found that nearly 1,000 more children were conceived during the waxing moon. Apparently, successful conception is easier at that time. More interesting are the results of German researcher W. Buehler. In an analysis of 33,000 births Dr. Buehler found that there was a significant preponderance of male births during the waxing moon." ( http://www.innerself.com/Astrology/full_moon.htm )

second, mass excitement/hysteria:

Soviet professor A. C. Tchyivsky has correlated the eleven-year cycle with what he calls a worldwide “mass excitement cycle”. He found that throughout history events such as wars, migrations, crusades, uprisings, and revolutions have clustered"

SCARY!

On the other hand however...it is noted that such myths are only believed due to the medias portrayal of the moon linking itself with "looneys"

"Lunar myths are frequently presented in films and works of fiction. "With the constant media repetition of an association between the full moon and human behavior it is not surprising that such beliefs are widespread in the general public" (Kelly et al. 1996). Reporters also "favor those who claim that the full moon influences behavior." It wouldn't be much of a story if the moon was full and nothing happened, they note. Anecdotal evidence for lunar effects is not hard to find and reporters know that one good anecdote trumps ten scientific studies when it comes to reader interest, even though such evidence is unreliable for establishing significant correlations. " http://skepdic.com/fullmoon.html

just some food for thought, interesting stuff!