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Bacteria Gobbled it Up

September 13, 2012
That BP Oil spill (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show) did some awful things to the Gulf. But now it turns out that, over a period of 5 months, naturally-occurring bacteria in the water ate it all up.... continued

They Know Who You Are

September 12, 2012
Crows are mighty smart birds: They share with humans (MOST humans, anyway) the ability to recognize faces and associate them with negative, as well as positive, feelings. Researchers documented this by having some people feed captured crows while wearing negative... continued

What’s Wrong With Drugs in Sports?

September 12, 2012
Lance Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, has been stripped of his victories by the US Anti-Doping Agency for using illicit performance-enhancing drugs. This is happening in almost every sport and in Wired.com, Ian Steadman asks, "Why don't we... continued

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