Spying on Us from Space

February 17, 2012
The military's covert agency DARPA is working on a space-based spy telescope that can hover in orbit to "take real-time images or live video of any spot on Earth." They want to launch satellites that can zoom in on anyone... continued

What are We DRINKING?

February 17, 2012
Water is becoming something that is in short supply, meaning we may soon be drinking reclaimed wastewater, especially in the desert states of the West (which, ironically, are the fastest-growing areas of the US). We know our drinking water is... continued

Modern Slavery: Homeless White Men Shipped to Scandinavia and Europe

February 17, 2012
Not all slaves are black. In the UK, gypsies have been kidnapping homeless (mostly white) men and sending them abroad to work as virtual slaves. An investigation has discovered 32 victims of this practice. They are being transported to countries... continued

How to Get a Better Memory

February 17, 2012
Ever gone to the movies and forgotten where you parked the car? New research may one day help you improve your memory. Neuroscientists have demonstrated that they can strengthen memory in patients by stimulating a critical junction in the brain.... continued

Why We All Have Different Faces

February 17, 2012
Why are the faces of primates (and people!) so dramatically different from one another? Biologists working as "evolutionary detectives" studied the faces of 129 adult male primates from Central and South America in search of some answers, and discovered that... continued

The End May be Cold, Not Hot

February 17, 2012
The future may not roast us--it may freeze us instead. We may even be heading for a mini ice age like the one that occurred in the 17th Century. In other words, we may soon have a REAL reason to... continued

Synchronized Evil

February 15, 2012
When we see reports about North Korea, we are shown rows of soldiers marching in lockstep. Old newsreels of Hitler's armies and Soviet troops show us the same thing. There's a REASON that dictatorial regimes that want to control the... continued

Arabic Readers See the World Differently

February 15, 2012
A new study shows that Arabic readers recognize words in a different way from readers of other languages. Does this mean their brains are different? If so, it could help explain the continual tensions between East and West. The study... continued

Mammals for Dinner

February 15, 2012
As the world population increases, people in coastal poverty-stricken areas are turning to the ocean for their meals, consuming marine mammals such as dolphins and seals. And this is not only happening in poor parts of the world! The fate... continued

New Subscribers Get a Collector’s Item: The Original Key

February 14, 2012
When Whitley published the new, UNCENSORED version of The Key (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show) with Tarcher Penguin (which you can get at your local bookstore or from the Whitley Strieber Collection), he had to stop selling... continued