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Are You a Zombie?

January 5, 2013
There are parasites that infect certain insects and turn them into self-destructive zombies (and it turns out this can happen to people too--do you own a cat?) When a shrimp-like creature called a gammarid gets infected by a certain type... continued

Best Way to Search for Bigfoot: by Blimp!

January 5, 2013
Many have tried to locate Bigfoot ON foot, looking and listening for him (NOTE: Subscribers may not be able to hear Bigfoot, but they can still listen to this show!), but few have succeeded. One researcher has decided that the... continued

Prodigies May be Autistic

January 3, 2013
A new study of 8 child prodigies suggests a possible link between these children's special skills and autism. Of the prodigies studied, 3 had a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. In addition, half of the prodigies had a family member... continued

If Only We’d Known!

January 3, 2013
Drinking to ring in the New Year may have left many of you suffering with the dreaded hangover. According to a 2009 study, the cure may be asparagus! The amino acids and minerals found in asparagus extract may alleviate alcohol... continued

Life Created From 4 Bottles of Chemicals

January 3, 2013
A scientist has built a living bacterium from four bottles of chemicals. Biologist Craig Venter took the natural bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium and replaced its genetic structure with DNA they created from the chemicals. The Daily Mail quotes Venter as saying,... continued

What’s Tau Ceti HD 10700 E?

January 2, 2013
It's a potentially habitable planet that's orbiting a nearby star, that's capable of having liquid water and thus supporting life as we know it. In the Huffington Post, Mike Wall quotes astronomer Steve Vogt as saying, "This discovery is in... continued

Data Collected to Use Against You

January 2, 2013
Spying has changed in the internet age--Now we leave a record of what we're doing and what we're interested in every time we click on a website, post on a social network or purchase something online. Homeland Security and police... continued

Wasting Time–A Good Thing?

January 2, 2013
"Haste makes waste"--it's an old adage, but it turns out to be true: Our brains make more mistakes when we act too quickly. Because the brain must make snap decisions based on less information than it uses for slower decisions,... continued

Times When We Function Best

January 2, 2013
By paying attention to our body clocks, we can figure out what times we function best at certain tasks, and decide whether to put them aside for later--or do them right away. This can range from manual tasks to creative... continued

Beware the FOODover

December 31, 2012
If you have get a hangover after New Year's Eve parties, it may not just be what you drank--it could be what those canapés you ate as well (and if you ate TOO MUCH, you need Anne Strieber's famous diet... continued