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The Religious Way to Diet
April 16, 2013The ancient Greeks warned that excessive consumption of food would disrupt the four humors in the human body. The ancient Buddhist and Confucian traditions, as well as Christianity and Islam, encourage moderation and disparage gluttony, as well. The Jewish Talmud... continued
Athletes Coming OUT
April 16, 2013Gay athletes are coming OUT of the locker room in more ways that one: The National Hockey League has announced support of gay athletes. The National Football League is working with gay advocacy groups to smooth the way for acceptance... continued
Bird Flu Season Again
April 16, 2013Many of us tend to ignore these warnings, since they turned out to be a sort of false alarm last time. Asians get bird flu directly from the ducks and geese they keep in cages, before they're ready to eat... continued
Europe Will Become New Center for Superstorms
April 15, 2013Just as Whitley Strieber and Art Bell predicted in Superstorm 14 years ago, climate scientists are now warning that Europe is about to become the target of gigantic storms, some of them on the scale of Superstorm Sandy. On the... continued
Easier Than Ever to be Invisible
April 15, 2013Up until now, the invisibility cloaks have been bulky contraptions--not easy to slip on and off for people who want to role play Harry Potter. However, researchers have now developed a cloak that is just micrometers thick. Objects are detected... continued
Gotcha! NASA Plans to Capture an Asteroid
April 15, 2013NASA plans to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and explore it. Is this part of NASA's search for potential "killer" asteroids? At a... continued
Pollution in Pregnancy Can Lead to Childhood Cancer
April 12, 2013Increased exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy is associated with a higher incidence of leukemia in children. This means that China--the most polluted country in the world--is headed for a cancer epidemic caused by bad air--among other things. Researcher... continued
Scientists Can Spy on Your Dreams
April 12, 2013A computer can predict what you're dreaming about (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this fascinating show) based on your brain wave activity with an fMRI machine. On Fox News, Tia Ghose quotes neuroscientist Masako Tamaki as saying, "Using this... continued
Who’s Listening?
April 12, 2013In the 1970s and ’80s, when undercover agents recorded conversations with mobsters and corrupt politicians, they wore a bulky tape recorder strapped around their waists--that sometimes weighed as much as 10 pounds--and wires, connected to a microphone, taped to their... continued
Want to Live Longer? Be a Woman
April 11, 2013Women who live to be 100 or more are rare--but not as rare as men who do. In the UK, five times as many women as men receive the "congratulations" birthday card from the Queen on their 100th birthdays. Life... continued