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Our Poles are Wandering Around
October 9, 2012Earth's axis is shifting, causing the geographic locations of the North and South Poles to change or "wander." This has happened several times (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show) in the Earth's history. Are you having trouble sleeping?... continued
Lying is Unhealthy
October 9, 2012There's nothing wrong with a little white lie occasionally--it's the big ones that bother us. But there's justice in the world: It turns out that liars are LESS HEALTHY than the rest of us, and that telling the truth when... continued
The 2013 Crop Circle Calendar is Here!
October 9, 2012And yes, despite all the warnings (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show), there really IS going to be a 2013, and you can make yours especially beautiful by using Lucy Pringle's magnificent, mysterious and uplifting new calendar--her annual... continued
Cosmic Speed Limit
October 9, 2012Scientists are still trying to break the cosmic speed limit that says that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, even if it means bending the laws of physics. While they don't yet know if WE can do... continued
Predators Move Closer
October 9, 2012Predators are being chased out of the countryside by suburban building and are moving into the cities, where they can prey on small pets. For instance, a coyote community has lived for at least six years less than a mile... continued
Bald is Good
October 8, 2012If you have lemons, make lemonade. If you're a man whose hair is thinning, don't comb it over, go proudly bald BEFORE it happens naturally! A recent study reveals that men with shaved heads are perceived to be more masculine,... continued
You Can be Controlled by Lasers
October 5, 2012Will brain control (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show) someday make us all obedient servants? In the quest to understand how the brain turns sensory input into behavior, scientists have used precisely-targeted lasers to take over an animal's... continued
Blue Book Stopped Too Soon
October 5, 2012Starting in the 1958, the Air Force's Project Blue Book investigated over 12,000 UFO sightings, before being closed down in 1969. More than 700 of these sightings were labeled as "unidentified." Retired Col. Robert Friend was assigned to direct the... continued
Why We’re So Rude on the Internet
October 5, 2012Most people join social networks like Facebook in order to MAKE friends, but in the process, they often end up LOSING them instead, because people tend to become surprisingly nasty to each other online, texting things they would never say... continued
How our Brains FEEL Metaphors
October 4, 2012Our language and literature are so full of metaphors that we rarely notice them--but our BRAIN does. For instance, when a character's personality is described as "rough" or "smooth," we can relate to what this means because we've felt surfaces... continued