2019-03-01
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The Problem with Police Line Ups
May 9, 2012On TV cop shows, victims almost always identify the perpetrators correctly, but real life doesn't work that way: DNA testing has revealed that witnesses often pick out the wrong person, while detectives, in the background, keep telling the person to... continued
Why We Only Hear What We WANT to Hear
May 9, 2012Sound engineers are trying to figure out how people can focus in a single speaker while tuning out other talkers in a t crowded, noisy room. This is known as the "cocktail party effect." "Watching" the brain in action with... continued
Who Were the Neanderthals? Do They Live On in Us?
May 9, 2012Did they interbreed with Cro-Magnons in order to create modern humans? This is a hotly debated topic in science right now, and popular author Graham Hancock has written a novel about it (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show),... continued
Did Someone Pee in the Pool?
May 8, 2012A new kind of test strip has been developed, so you can find out right away. It also works in the ocean, so take it to the beach. Researchers have developed a rapid testing method using a simple paper strip... continued
Not So Clean After All
May 8, 2012Deep water oil drilling rigs may not be causing obvious leaks (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show), but they are leaking dangerous methane gas into the atmosphere. Methane has 25 times the warming power of carbon dioxide. In... continued
How Sunshine Changes Us
May 8, 2012It doesn't just bring us Vitamin D, it can affect all brain activity--including the central nervous system--leading to changes in human behavior. And the recent solar flares coming from the sun may lead to an even GREATER response than usual.... continued
Show Mom How Much You Love Her
May 7, 2012Mother's Day is coming up on May 13, and we have the perfect gift for Mom: A lovely crop circle calendar. These are not only beautiful, they're UNIQUE, because we're the ONLY place in the US where you can get... continued
Why You’re Picking Fights With Your Loved Ones
May 7, 2012Think you're arguing over money? Nope, you're fighting because you ate too much fatty food for supper. Today's busy families often rely on fast food and take-out to keep everyone fed and on schedule. Researchers suspect that those types of... continued
Fire Prevention Makes Fire Deaths Worse
May 7, 2012Some of the flame retardants added to carpets, furniture upholstery, plastics, crib mattresses, car and airline seats and other products to suppress the visible flames in fires are actually increasing the danger of invisible toxic gases that are the main... continued
What’s Killing the Bees
May 7, 2012New studies show that a widely used insecticide can threaten the health of bumblebee colonies and interfere with the homing abilities of honeybees. Science Daily quotes bee researcher Dave Goulson as saying, "Some bumblebee species have declined hugely. For example,... continued