2019-03-01
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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
Hunger Protects You from Alzheimer’s
April 11, 2013Huh? A new study reveals that the feeling of hunger itself may protect against Alzheimer’s disease. A study of mild hunger pangs in mice suggest that related hormonal pathways may be as important to the much-discussed value of "caloric restriction"... continued
We Can’t See It, But It Makes Up Most of Our World
April 11, 2013They've finally found the God particle, and now for the next big scientific search: dark matter (which accounts for most of the mass in the universe). Dark Matter can't be seen with telescopes, but astronomers know it's there because of... continued
Fending Off Divorce
April 10, 2013Almost half of all marriages end in divorce--is there anything that can be done about this? Researchers have come up with an incredible idea: A new kind of "love drug" that can heal wounded relationships. It will in the form... continued
Dirt Makes You Happier
April 10, 2013Gardens are good for your brain--and a type of bacteria in the soil called Mycobacterium vaccae may be the reason why. On Arizona Public Media, Gisela Telis quotes psychiatrist Charles Raison as saying, "What's remarkable is that this microorganism seems... continued
Roadkill? Evolution!
April 10, 2013There's all kinds of evolution: Cliff swallows that build nests that dangle from highway overpasses have a lower chance of becoming roadkill than they used to because their progeny has developed shorter wingspans, so that they can dodge oncoming traffic.... continued
The Evolution of Gambling
April 9, 2013The history of life on Earth is still a mystery: Bacteria have been around for about 3 billion years, but for most of this time they had had the Earth to themselves. Seaweed, jellyfish-like creatures, sponges and worms arrived a... continued