Eating Too Much Causes Memory Loss

June 14, 2012
Can't remember where you put your keys? (How about your Key!) Are you more forgetful than you used to be? It could be because you're EATING TOO MUCH. New research suggests that consuming between 2,100 and 6,000 calories per day... continued

Is Cash Over?

June 14, 2012
Is money the root of all evil? (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to these shows). Computers promised us a paperless society, but that hasn't come to pass. Now debit cards promise us a cashless society--will this vision of the future... continued

Bad Air Vents at Secret Gov. Lab May be Blowing Germs Our Way

June 14, 2012
Secret government documents and emails reveal that a $214 million CDC bioterror germ lab in Atlanta has had repeated problems with airflow systems designed to help prevent the release of infectious agents. The lab is violating basic laboratory operating standards,... continued

How Prehistoric Geeks Invented Monogamy

June 13, 2012
Unlike our closest cousins the chimpanzees, we don't live in groups in which the males share (and fight over) females--instead, we tend to pair up. How did this happen? A new study shows that weak males who were inferior fighters... continued

Is Email Evil?

June 13, 2012
Is email evil? People are doing so much texting that they're getting arthritis in their thumbs. One French internet executive has banned internal email, starting in 2014. In BBC News, Tom Chatfield quotes author Kevin Kelly as saying that the... continued

Our Brains are Shrinking, Even Though We’re Using Them More

June 13, 2012
We always assume that humans are getting smarter all the time, but we may really be getting dumber. In fact, human brains are actually SHRINKING, despite the fact that our heads are actually getting LARGER. And why do so many... continued

Kidneys for Sale

June 12, 2012
When we hear news about Iran's nuclear ambitions, we think of it as a prosperous country, but some people there are desperately poor and some of them are selling their kidneys to make money, since you can survive with just... continued

Dolphins Being Hurt by Power Plant Emissions

June 12, 2012
Amid growing concerns about the spread of harmful mercury in plants and animals, a new study compared levels of the chemical in captive dolphins with dolphins found in the wild. The captive animals were fed a controlled diet, while the... continued

When Two Galaxies Collide

June 12, 2012
NASA astronomers can now predict with certainty the next major cosmic event to affect our galaxy, Sun, and solar system: the titanic collision of our Milky Way galaxy with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. The Milky Way has gone mad before,... continued

Will UFO Disclosure Happen Soon?

June 11, 2012
When it comes to museum shows, UFOs seem to be the latest thing. Area 51, about 80 miles north of Las Vegas, was once one of the most secret places in America--so secret that the government denied it even existed.... continued