2019-03-01
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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
Not Secret Any More
August 10, 2012We all know there are things they're not telling us (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show), but when it comes to the drones that will soon be spying on us, everything is up front--the companies that make them... continued
Bad Things Happen in August
August 10, 2012And you thought you could relax this month? In the August 8th edition of the Wall Street Journal, Andrew Roberts writes, "What is it about the month of August? Why should we still persist in regarding it as a quiet... continued
Why We Like to Brag
August 9, 2012We may not want to admit it (even to ourselves), but talking about ourselves gives us a "high." About 40% of everyday speech is devoted to telling others about what we feel or think, because it triggers the same parts... continued
Neanderthal Medicine
August 9, 2012Researchers have provided the first molecular evidence that Neanderthals not only ate a range of cooked plant foods, but also understood its nutritional and medicinal qualities. Oetzi, he prehistoric "iceman" (who was not a Neanderthal), carried mushrooms with him, which... continued
Mars Curiosity Validated
August 9, 2012If the Mars rover Curiosity finds carbon-based molecules in the Martian soil, researcher Gilbert Levin will feel vindicated, since he promulgated the theory that life on Earth was seeded by an asteroid from Mars 36 years ago. A Titan/Centaur vehicle was... continued