Great Artists From the Past Were Not Yet Human

September 27, 2012
The wonderful prehistoric cave paintings found in Europe were not made by humans--not by modern humans, anyway. A new way of determining the age of some of those paintings reveals that they were made by Neanderthals (NOTE: Subscribers can still... continued

Magic Mushrooms

September 27, 2012
You can do more with mushrooms than just ingest them (especially the magic ones that make you "high" (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show, which is one of the pieces to Anne Strieber's "Green Man" revelation and subsequent... continued

Antibiotics on the Farm

September 27, 2012
80% of the antibiotics sold in the US are fed to chickens, pigs, cows and other animals that people eat, yet the farmers who raise these animals are not required to report on which drugs they use on what types of... continued

Brains are Better Later

September 26, 2012
Recent research into how the brain develops suggests that people are better equipped to make major life decisions in their late 20s than earlier in the decade. It turns out that the brain is still evolving into its adult shape... continued

How to Breathe Without Breathing

September 26, 2012
Will we still be able to breathe in the future? Scientists have invented one of the greatest medical breakthroughs in years: A microparticle that can be injected into a person's bloodstream that will quickly oxygenate their blood. It will work... continued

Fukushima: More Dangerous to US Than Reported?

September 26, 2012
Several new studies report that the impact to the US West Coast from Fukushima may be larger than anticipated. Radiation from the March 11, 2011 power plant meltdown contaminated the entire northern hemisphere within days, especially the West Coast of... continued

Future Wars

September 25, 2012
For those of us who are dreaming of peace, the US future looks bright: Due to America's new energy independence, we will no longer have to rely on the Middle East for our power needs, meaning we will no longer... continued

Superweeds Sprouting Up

September 25, 2012
Starlink corn was genetically engineered to remain alive while being sprayed with the pesticide Roundup, which kills the weeds but not the GM corn--but this isn't working as well as it used to, so Dow has created a NEW pesticide,... continued

Hold Your Breath?

September 25, 2012
It kills you if you eat it and it kills you if you DON'T eat it. What's that? Processed food from "fast food" franchises. A new study suggests that burger restaurants release more particulates into the air than most commercial... continued

Who’s Listening?

September 24, 2012
It's a lovely day: You watch a butterfly flutter by, then you take out your cell phone and call a friend. But what you don't know is that someone may be listening in. In the September 14-20 edition of the... continued