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When Bad Foods Turn Out to be Really Good

July 7, 2012
It's a big relief when this happens, and latest two "exonerated" foods are chocolate and pizza. Chocolate has been part of the human diet for at least 4,000 years. It was introduced to OUR world by Christopher Columbus, after his... continued

They’ve Found God

July 7, 2012
CERN has announced that they have found the Higgs Boson, which has been called "the God Particle" because it is the main building block of matter. In BBC News, Paul Rincon quotes quantum physicist Stephen Hawking as saying, "It is... continued

When Celebrities Die

July 6, 2012
When singer Whitney Houston died, expressions of grief and solidarity surfaced quickly on Facebook and Twitter. Similar results occurred with the deaths of Michael Jackson and television host Dick Clark, among others. Why are people so upset about a person... continued

Can’t Find a Parking Place? Get a Folding Car!

July 6, 2012
There are folding bikes, but a folding car? The Hiriko "Fold" can do just that. This should solve your parking problems. It's an electric car, and the doors are different--Once the car is parked, the driver climbs out through the... continued

Muzak Robot Reads Your Mind

July 6, 2012
If a robot could read your mind, it would know what kind of music you're in the mood to hear and instantly play it for you. Shimi is a kind of robot jukebox, stuffed with music you like (just like... continued

Great Wall Even Longer Than Thought

July 6, 2012
Whether or not it can be seen from space, the Great Wall of China is incredibly long. After five years of investigation, Chinese archeologists have determined that the Great Wall is actually more than 13,000 miles long, TWICE as long... continued

Thousands of Innocent People in Jail

July 5, 2012
A national registry has compiled a list of over 2,000 wrong convictions since 1989, since DNA testing became common. And reevaluation of old DNA testing is freeing innocent people from jail every day. In the May 21st edition of the... continued

How to Ruin a Healthy Salad

July 5, 2012
A big salad is a healthy meal, right? WRONG if you use the wrong kind of salad dressing! And surprise: a fat-free dressing is NOT the way to go. In a human trial, researchers fed subjects salads topped off with... continued

Your Kindle is Spying on You

July 4, 2012
In the past, reading a novel or book of nonfiction was a private matter, and publishers had no way of knowing how much you liked a book or if you flipped through it quickly or became immersed and enchanted. If... continued

Mystery in the Desert

July 3, 2012
Before we explore space, it's important to realize that there are still mysterious places here on Earth that remain to be discovered and explored. One of these places is the mysterious rock formations (NOTE: Subscribers can listen to this provocative... continued