2019-03-01
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Climate Improving but Scientists Don’t Know Why
April 25, 2013Scientists don't understand the recent slowdown in climate change that is occurring, DESPITE a rise in global greenhouse gas emissions. Is God looking out for us? (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show) Some of their theories are that... continued
Zap Your Addiction
April 24, 2013The war on drugs isn't working, so it's time to shine some light on the subject. By stimulating one part of the brain with laser light, researchers have shown that they can wipe away addictive behavior in rats--or do the... continued
Scared of Death? Take Tylenol!
April 24, 2013Thinking about death can cause us to feel a sort of existential angst that isn't attributable to a specific source. Now, new research suggests that the over-the-counter pain reliever acetaminophen may help to reduce this existential pain. Scientists say that... continued
Scans Reveal Hidden Mysteries
April 24, 2013A team of archaeologists from the University of Southampton have used the latest in digital imaging technology to record and analyze carvings on an Easter Island statue. And those body scanners the TSA uses at the airport are having a... continued
Animals Make Their Own Medicine
April 23, 2013It's been known for decades that animals such as chimpanzees seek out medicinal herbs to treat their diseases, in order to alleviate their pain (NOTE: Subscribers can till listen to this story, as well as Whitley's commentary on it). Moths,... continued
Why Beer Makes You Happy
April 22, 2013It's not the alcohol, it's the TASTE--which is a trigger (for beer drinkers, anyway) for happiness. The taste of beer, without any effect from alcohol itself, can trigger dopamine release in the brain, which is associated with drinking and other... continued
Mind Reading
April 22, 2013If rats can do it, we should be able to do it too. A new computer program helps humans to do it. A new video game headband allows a person to use his mind to wag at rat's tail. To... continued
One Moon May be Missing
April 22, 2013The Earth may once have had two moons. If so, what happened to the other one? There's another theory that says we may STILL have two suns (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show). NASA's GRAIL mission launched a... continued
Mother of Bombers: ‘They were Set Up.’ Grieving Mom or Terror Tactic?
April 20, 2013Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, the mother of the Boston bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev claimed on CNN today that her sons were "set up." She said, “It’s impossible for them to, for both of them to do such things, so I am... continued
Boston Bomber’s Last Tweet After the Bombing: “I’m a stress-free kind of guy.”
April 20, 2013The website Buzz Feed has released a report that appears to reveal the Twitter account of Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. He went by the nickname Johar, and continued to tweet after the bombing. One tweet showed one of the most... continued