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Celebrating the Fourth of July

July 4, 2011
When we realized that the US is the only country in which the right to be at least TRY to be happy is actually part of the constitution ("the pursuit of happiness"), we decided that, in order to celebrate the... continued

New Helicopter Flies Like a UFO

July 1, 2011
An Austrian company has created a new type of aircraft to replace the helicopter--a plane that flies like a UFO (but it's not there yet, and if you fly on it, you'll still have to go through airport security). It... continued

Were Russians Working on Iranian Nukes Murdered?

July 1, 2011
Five Russian scientists who were advising Iranian nuclear experts on the design of an Iranian atomic facility were among the 44 killed in a recent air crash in Russia. Iranian nuclear experts have been involved in similar accidents in the... continued

If You Visit China, Don’t Eat the Food!

July 1, 2011
The Chinese may not need to wait 20 years for smoking or asbestos to kill them--FOOD may do it much sooner! They've sent some pretty bad food over here, but the things they feed their own people are much worse:... continued

Is There Wisdom in Crowds?

June 30, 2011
When people can learn what others think--over the internet or through news programs, for instance--the usual wisdom of crowds may veer towards mass ignorance. We especially tend to see this during election seasons. Crowd wisdom is a phenomenon by which... continued

Depression Can Be GOOD for You

June 30, 2011
Sadness, apathy, preoccupation--these traits come to mind when people think about depression, the world’s most frequently diagnosed mental disorder. Yet there's new evidence that depression has a positive side-effect: Depressed people perform better in certain types of tasks. Should this... continued

Farmers are Killing Us with Antibiotics

June 30, 2011
Food kills one person every 2 hours in the US alone--usually from bacteria like the recent E. Coli that has stricken Germany. In the June 17th edition of the Independent, Jeremy Laurance writes that "Resistant genes for toxic forms of... continued

Wildfires Cause Climate Change

June 30, 2011
This season's massive Arizona fires have destroyed dozens of structures and burned nearly three-quarters of a million acres. But they've also done something else: They also are contributing to global warming by upsetting the carbon balance while they are burning... continued

Red is a Powerful Color

June 29, 2011
Winning sports teams are often those who wear red, because it helps their muscles work better. When humans see red, their reactions become both faster and more forceful. Aside from athletes, most people are unaware of the color's intensifying effect.... continued

Airport Body Scanners Causing Cancer in TSA Employees

June 29, 2011
Epic.org has just obtained documents they requested in a FOIA lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, documenting the radiation risks of TSA's airport body scanner program. These documents include agency emails, radiation studies, memoranda of agreement concerning radiation testing... continued