2019-03-01
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Mexicans Investigating 2012
December 7, 2012The 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, 2012Halloween 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, 2012People 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, 2012It 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, 2012After 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, 2012You 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, 2012We 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, 2012Different 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
How to be (Somewhat) Invisible
December 4, 2012WE may not yet be able to become invisible, but scientists have succeeded in "cloaking" an object perfectly for the first time, making it invisible to microwaves. Many "invisibility cloak" efforts have been made, but they've all reflected some light,... continued
Putting Controls on the Internet
December 4, 2012The internet is the worldwide voice of freedom and this makes some governments and institutions nervous. But other people are still fighting to keep it free: An international meeting has been scheduled to redraft the 1988 treaty that governs the... continued