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Watch Out: Methane Coming

September 12, 2012
The Antarctic Ice Sheet may be a major source of the potent greenhouse gas methane. Old organic matter frozen beneath it may have been converted to methane by micro-organisms living there under oxygen-deprived conditions, and as the ice melts, the... continued

Daydreaming About Peace

September 12, 2012
Lots of us daydream about how different the world would be if the 9/11 attacks had never happened (or maybe only happened in a parallel universe). Is daydreaming a sign of intelligence or creativity? It turns out that it's a... continued

Stress May be GOOD for You

September 11, 2012
Not the awful stress that so many people encountered on 9/11 (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to these shows) but just a LITTLE anxiety--it may help you focus and perform at your peak. In the June 19th edition of the... continued

One Enduring Legacy of 9/11

September 11, 2012
Despite some doubts about what really happened on September 11, 2001, we all appreciate the heroism that was shown by so many on that day. That attack led to the TSA lines we all now have to stand in line--often... continued

Football: A Risky Game

September 10, 2012
It's football season again, which brings up the topic of concussions (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show). New research shows that professional football players may be at a higher risk of death from diseases that damage the cells... continued

Starvation Not Necessary for Long Life

September 10, 2012
Scientists once thought that a restricted calorie intake led to a longer lifespan, but this has now been discredited (thank goodness!) While lots of us need to lose weight, none of us enjoy starving. In the August 30th edition of... continued

Saudi Israel

September 10, 2012
We recently wrote about "Saudi America," meaning that, thanks to increasing gas reserves, the US will soon no longer be so dependent on Middle Eastern oil as oil-fired manufacturing processes, like coal, are moving to the burning of gas. This... continued

The Secret Ingredients of Cigarettes

September 7, 2012
Most of us assume that cigarettes are simply tobacco rolled up in paper, but that FAR from the truth: many OTHER ingredients--many of them SECRET--are added to the mix. So far, over 600 of these ingredients have been identified, including... continued

Take an Elevator to the Moon

September 7, 2012
Despite Curiosity, our space program has pretty much moved to private companies. Now there's a company that's trying to raise cash to build an elevator to the moon. They hope to have it ready in less than a decade. LiftPort's... continued

A Spy Butterfly

September 7, 2012
If you happened to look up, you would notice if a drone was tracking you, but what if it looked like an insect--for instance, a butterfly? Israel is creating spy drones that are shaped like butterflies and can flutter into... continued