What Kind of Pot DOESN’T Make You High?

November 10, 2011
Changes to a single enzyme in the genetic code of the marijuana plant can turn its high-inducing properties into something that's not psychoactive (handy if you want to use it to make rope, instead of smoke it). Marijuana and hemp... continued

Is a Strange Date Lucky or UNlucky?

November 10, 2011
The date of 11:11:11--Is it  lucky? (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show). Physicist Eric Carlson has made a special study of numerology. He thinks that one of the reasons people might think so repetition, and says, "Our brains are... continued

Are You One of the Lonely Ones?

November 10, 2011
Are you lonely? Join he club: Although the average Facebook user has some 130 "friends," in reality, Americans have, on average, slightly more than two confidantes, down from three 25 years ago. Sociologist Matthew Brashears says that although the social... continued

The Stock Market Horror Movie

November 10, 2011
Politics is disgusting and the economy is worse (NOTE: subscribers can still listen to this show)--and the stock market is like a horror movie! The scared investor’s early decision to sell stocks happens through “social projection”--people's tendency to heavily rely... continued

A Warning–for What?

November 10, 2011
On Wednesday, November 9, 2011, FEMA, DHS and the FCC will conduct the first national test of the new Nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS). This nationwide test will start at 2 pm EST (11 am Pacific) and run across all... continued

What’s Wrong With These People?

November 9, 2011
Whether or not cell phones are dangerous to their users, they're dangerous to the REST OF US when drivers talk or text when at the wheel. We've all had accidents or close calls with drivers who are doing this. In... continued

Baseball is Radioactive in Japan

November 8, 2011
What would you do if you were a baseball player who was afraid to slide to second base because you might pick up radiation from the dust? This would be as big a disaster in Japan as would be in... continued

China is Hacking Our Satellites

November 8, 2011
Hackers interfered with two US satellites 4 times between 2007 and 2008. These incidents involved observation systems which targeted through a ground station in Norway which are used to observe the earth's climate and terrain (or is that just the... continued

The White House Says We’re Alone. Not So Fast Says Whitley Strieber

November 8, 2011
The White House has responded to recent petitions requesting disclosure of UFO-related information by saying that the US government has no knowledge of any extraterrestrial presence on earth and has never communicated in any way with extraterrestrials. At the same... continued

Eating Greens Can Change Your Genes

November 8, 2011
Scientists once told us that you can't change your family, the genes they pass on, or the effect of these genes. Now an international team of scientists is attacking that belief. They discovered that the gene that is the strongest... continued