One Enduring Legacy of 9/11
2012-09-11
Despite some doubts about what really happened on September 11, 2001, we all appreciate the heroism that was shown by so many on that day.read more
Football: A Risky Game
2012-09-10
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It’s football season again, which brings up the topic of concussions (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show). New research shows that professional football players may be at a higher risk of death from diseases that damage the cells in the brain, such as Alzheimer’s disease and ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), compared to the general US population.
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Starvation Not Necessary for Long Life
2012-09-10
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Scientists once thought that a restricted calorie intake led to a longer lifespan, but this has now been discredited (thank goodness!) While lots of us need to lose weight, none of us enjoy starving.
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Saudi Israel
2012-09-10
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We recently wrote about "Saudi America," meaning that, thanks to increasing gas reserves, the US will soon no longer be so dependent on Middle Eastern oil as oil-fired manufacturing processes, like coal, are moving to the burning of gas. This will be a relief, since we’ve had bad relations with many countries in that part of the world. But the country that has REALLY had trouble with Middle Eastern dictatorships is the beleaguered democracy of Israel, but now that country has discovered oil, so it may be able to be energy-independent as well.
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