2019-03-01
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Where Superstitions Come From
August 15, 2012Most superstitions--like not letting a black cat cross your path--don't make sense, so why do so many of us repeat the same rituals over and over? It may have to do with evolution. The rituals that we do to bring... continued
What Tree Rings Reveal
August 15, 2012Tree rings can tell you a lot: The Japanese have discovered that, in the late eighth century, the earth was hit by a mysterious blast of cosmic rays (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show). They discovered this by looking at cedar... continued
UN Calls US Ethanol Evil Corn
August 15, 2012Evil Corn? They don't put it that way, but they HAVE called for an immediate suspension of government-mandated US ethanol production, saying that this is creating a worldwide food shortage. Corn (the main ingredient in ethanol) is not only a... continued
Psychological Results of Recession
August 14, 2012The US and Europe aren’t the only ones having a recession--Iceland is too. How does your behavior change when you discover that your money is no longer real? (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show). The nation's economy was... continued
Are TSA X-rays Dangerous?
August 14, 2012When it comes to the scan and the pat down, you should know that there are 244 full-body "backscatter" X-ray scanners in use at 36 airports in the United States. Other airports use millimeter wave scanners, which do not use... continued
Strange Formation on the Sun
August 14, 2012A mysterious dark band has appeared on the surface of the sun that is almost 500 miles long and is getting bigger every day. Astrophysicists think it's a cluster of dense cold gas. The formation may look dark because it's... continued
You May Have a Magnet in Your Head
August 13, 2012Do you always know what direction you're going in? Some people have implants (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show), but YOU may have a magnet in your head. These have been found in the noses of rainbow trout... continued
Many Countries Think Drugs Should be Legal
August 13, 2012A recent international conference on drugs focused, for the first time in forty years, on the ways that the financial health, political stability, and national security of virtually every country in the Americas has been undermined by the drug trade.... continued
Drought is the New Normal
August 13, 2012The chronic drought that hit western North America from 2000 to 2004 left dying forests and depleted river basins in its wake and was the strongest in 800 years and it's still going on. Scientists have concluded that those conditions... continued
The Five Second Rule
August 10, 2012The hot dog that rolls off the plate, the baby’s cookie that falls on the floor, the candy bar that slides across the table--we're told we have five seconds to pick it up before it's contaminated. Is this true? Researcher... continued