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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

911: Someone Blew Them Up

January 5, 2013
Researcher André Rousseau, an expert on acoustic waves, says that his investigations of the seismic waves recorded on September 11, 2001 in the Palisades, over 20 miles away from the WTC site, and published by the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of... continued

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