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Digging Up the Amazon

January 10, 2013
Huge mining companies are bulldozing into the rain forests of Brazil, one of the world's most environmentally sensitive regions. They expect to spend $24 billion in the next 4 years to dig up iron ore, bauxite (used to make aluminum)... continued

Insomnia is Racial

January 10, 2013
In the August 31st edition of the New York Times, Douglas Quenqua writes: "The idea that race or ethnicity might help determine how well people sleep is relatively new among sleep researchers. But in the few short years that epidemiologists,... continued

Where Does the Myth Come From?

January 10, 2013
Where did dragons come from? They were a popular icon long before dinosaur bones were discovered, and early man came along AFTER the dinosaurs' demise, so it couldn't have been a race memory. Also, dragon myths were common in the... continued

We Can Have Three Parents

January 10, 2013
Multicolored, Calico cats are the product of multiple fathers. Is it possible for a human child to have more than two parents? Researchers have discovered that it may be possible for children to have one father, but two mothers. This... continued

Why Placebos Work

January 9, 2013
Scientists don't understand why taking a sugar pill instead of the "real thing" will sometimes cure a disease, but they're beginning to figure it out. New evidence indicates that our immune system may have an on-off switch which is controlled... continued

Not as Nice as We Think We Are

January 9, 2013
We've just finished Christmas--a holiday that tends to make us both giving AND greedy, so it's interesting to note that "paying it forward"--a popular expression for extending generosity to others after someone has been generous to you --is a heartwarming... continued

2012: Too Darned Hot

January 9, 2013
The NOAA-supported Northeast Regional Climate Center is currently reviewing temperature data for 2012 from throughout the 12-state region, and researchers have discovered that for most major sites--including Washington, DC, Boston, Philadelphia and New York City--it was the hottest year ever... continued

Why We Crave Sweets

January 8, 2013
Is one of your resolutions (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show) for 2013 to lose weight? If so, one of your main problems is probably sweets--why do we crave them, and what can we do about this? (NOTE:... continued

Alien Technology Working in Our World

January 8, 2013
If we encountered alien technology far superior to our own, would we even realize what it was? Technology a million or more years in advance of ours would appear miraculous, just as an airplane or TV set would seem miraculous... continued

Why We’re So Violent

January 8, 2013
In the wake of the recent Connecticut elementary school massacre--as well as similar massacres in the US over the years--some people are wondering if violence is in our genetic makeup or if it resides in our culture (NOTE: Subscribers can... continued