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Russian PM Says Aliens Here

December 10, 2012
It sounded like a joke at first, but was it? After an interview, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that aliens are here. He has previously spoken about top secret files on aliens that may have landed in Russia. The... continued

Another Way to Catch a Superbug

December 8, 2012
Too many antibiotics are used on the farm, meaning that people who live near livestock or in livestock farming communities may be at greater risk of acquiring an antibiotic-resistant superbug. You don't need to actually VISIT these farms or ranches:... continued

Mexicans Investigating 2012

December 7, 2012
The Mayans living there say it isn't real--now Mexico's archaeology institute is checking out that December 21st doomsday prediction. They basically deny it, but they HAVE admitted that a SECOND reference to that date has been found on a carved... continued

Horror Movies Help You Lose

December 7, 2012
Halloween tends to make us fat, since we stock up on lots of candy corn and other special treats to give to the kids who come to our door, and we always end up eating some of it ourselves. Another... continued

How the Sun Changes History

December 6, 2012
People who don't know their history are fated to repeat their mistakes. It has always been assumed by solar scientists that our sun does not emit the same sort of superflares seen bursting out of similar stars. But now it... continued

Can We Ever Create Artificial Intelligence?

December 6, 2012
It will take more than computer science and neuroscience to develop machines that think like people. In the October 3rd edition of the Guardian, David Deutsch writes: "The brain is the only kind of object capable of understanding that the... continued

Sandy Wasn’t the End–More Hurricanes and Tornadoes

December 6, 2012
After Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast of the US recently, everyone wondered what climate change would bring us next. The future has arrived: A typhoon swept through the Philippines killing 400 people (and 400 more are missing and may... continued

Should Your Christmas Tree be Fake or Real?

December 5, 2012
You want to have a "green" (ecological) Christmas, but you'd also like to have a tree that doesn't need to be watered or have its needles vacuumed up from the floor. Also, isn't it UNecological to cut down trees to... continued

Zit Killer

December 5, 2012
We have bacteria that can gobble up oil spills (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show), and now we may have a virus that can attack pimples. Doctors have discovered a harmless virus living on our skin that naturally... continued

Why One Pole Melts and the Other Doesn’t

December 5, 2012
Different Things are happening at the top and bottom of our world: Antarctica is gaining MORE ice, at the same time that glaciers are melting in the Arctic. What's causing this strange discrepancy? The wind. Changing wind patterns around Antarctica... continued