2019-03-01
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What You Should Know if You’re Grilling Hot Dogs Today
July 5, 2011Cold cuts are generally safe, but hot dogs can be dangerous (at least our food isn't as bad as what they're eating in China!) The big problem with hot dogs is the chemical nitrite that's used to preserve them. It... continued
Support our Women Warriors
July 4, 2011When we say we support our troops, we should include WOMEN in that too. Women are the fastest growing segment in the US military, already accounting for approximately 14% of deployed forces. According to statistics from the Department of Veterans... continued
Celebrating the Fourth of July
July 4, 2011When 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, 2011An 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, 2011Five 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, 2011The 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, 2011When 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, 2011Sadness, 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, 2011Food 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, 2011This 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