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Fracking Seen from Space

February 4, 2013
There is so much fracking going on in the US right now that shale mines are burning off enough gas to power all the homes in Chicago and Washington combined, with a method that is freeing us from dependence on... continued

Your Body is Electric (If You Wear the Right Clothes)

February 1, 2013
Scientists are now working on turning the human body into a power station that can act like a battery pack to run your laptop, as well as other appliances that you carry or wear. A pacemaker powered by the energy... continued

Star Trek Travel by Tractor Beam

February 1, 2013
Teleportation may be on its way. New technology utilizes a beam of light to attract objects (you and me?). Instead of boarding a plane, we'd pay to have someone at our destination turn on a gigantic lamp. A real-life "tractor... continued

Jocks Smarter Than Bookworms (At Some Things, Anyway)

February 1, 2013
We don't know about football players, but English Premier League soccer players, NHL hockey players, France's Top 14 club rugby players, and even elite amateur athletes have better developed cognitive functions than the average university student. Optometrist Jocelyn Faubert studied... continued

Can We Predict Quakes Like We Can Predict the Weather?

January 31, 2013
People have been trying to predict earthquakes (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show) for thousands of years. Twenty-three hundred years ago, hordes of mice, snakes, and insects fled the Greek city of Helike on the Gulf of Corinth.... continued

Fat and Happy

January 31, 2013
Are you fat and happy? (If you're NOT happy about being fat, you need Anne Strieber's famous diet book!) Scientists have discovered that the major genetic contributor to obesity is also associated with an 8% reduction in depression. In other... continued

You Could be Allergic to Your Cell Phone

January 31, 2013
There are lots of reasons that cell phones can be dangerous, but here's one you never thought of: You can be allergic to them! Many of us are "allergic" to hearing so many inane cell phone conversations going on all... continued

The Real Cost of Jail

January 30, 2013
It's sometimes hard to determine the REAL cost of things. The United States has the world's highest rate of jail incarceration, perhaps because the private the private prisons springing up across the country provide local jobs. But if the prison... continued

If Your Self-propelled Car Gets in a Wreck

January 30, 2013
Who gets the blame? Fully driverless cars are years away, but car manufacturers think they'll be in showrooms by 2020, and insurance agencies and lawyers want to be prepared. So far, only California, Nevada and Florida have passed laws about... continued

Teleportation: One Step Closer

January 30, 2013
For the last ten years, theoretical physicists have shown that the intense connections generated between particles as established in the quantum law of "entanglement" may hold the key to eventual teleportation of quantum information--and human beings? Once considered impossible, in... continued