Why We Only Hear What We WANT to Hear

May 9, 2012
Sound 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, 2012
Did 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, 2012
A 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, 2012
Deep 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, 2012
It 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, 2012
Mother'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, 2012
Think 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, 2012
Some 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, 2012
New 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

An Iphone That Gives You X-Ray Vision

May 4, 2012
What if you could use your iphone to develop the Superman-like skill of having X-ray vision? Well, now you can: A microchip enables a phone to see through walls, wood and plastics and--although the researchers deny this--through clothing as well,... continued