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Autism: Caused by Plastic?

September 17, 2012
We've explored whether autism is caused by aging sperm in the father or excessive cleanliness in the mother, but here's another possible cause: plastic! Some of the common chemicals we're exposed to every day may not just damage us genetically--we... continued

Print Your Own Gun

September 17, 2012
You can print your own meat, you can print yourself a pet (or even a robot), but if you could print a gun, would mayhem ensue? Would wily computer geeks become the new master criminals? The guns would be printed... continued

How to Control Your Roll

September 14, 2012
In Las Vegas, Atlantic City and on Indian Reservations, people throw dice and take their chances. Researchers have spotted something predictable in the seemingly random throw of the dice. By applying chaos theory and some high school level mechanics, they... continued

Watching Reruns Leads to Better Mental Health

September 14, 2012
We keep hearing that we need to turn off the TV, get off the couch, and go outside and exercise. Anne Strieber's diet book--which has been REDUCED in price to help YOU reduce--has a chapter about exercise titled "The Tyranny... continued

Want a Successful President? Elect a Psychopath!

September 14, 2012
The fearless dominance associated with psychopathy may be an important predictor of U.S. presidential performance. On the Medical Xpress website, Carol Clark relates the following story: "After a gunman shot him in the chest in 1912, Theodore Roosevelt went ahead... continued

How to Tell Who to Trust

September 13, 2012
We hate to think that our personalities are all based on a combination of genes and hormones, but that's increasing turning out to be true. For instance, the female reproductive hormone oxytocin (which men have too) may determine while some... continued

Junk DNA: What’s it For?

September 13, 2012
Scientists have discovered a lot of DNA that we don't seem to have a use for, so they've called it "junk" DNA. But now they may be discovering that it's not just junk, after all. They now think that at... continued

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