Digital Clocks are Racing Ahead

June 20, 2011
Mysterious electrical fires and magnetic effects caused so much concern in Sicily in 2004 that the Italian government initiated an investigation which concluded in 2007 that an unknown magnetic effect had caused them. Now, strangeness has returned to Sicily, but... continued

Drug Companies May be Perpetuating an Enormous Hoax

June 17, 2011
Are most psychiatric drugs nothing more than placebos? If that's the case, then drug companies are making massive amounts of money selling patients what is actually--nothing at all. We suspect that the swine flu "epidemic" was--in large part--a "hoax" perpetrated... continued

We’ve Discovered Another Planet That Can Support Life

June 17, 2011
An incredible discovery has been made by NASA recently: A new planet that's the right size and location for life and only 20 light-years away, in a solar system very similar to our own but much smaller. The newly-discovered planet... continued

We Will Soon Get Human Breast Milk from Cows

June 16, 2011
We all know what the BEST food for babies is (at least for the first 6 months): breast milk! But what about children who can't get it, because they are adopted, for instance? The solution may be at hand: Scientists... continued

Yet Another Species is Under Stress–Penguins!

June 16, 2011
First it was birds, then bees and bats, then dolphins and whales and other People of the Sea (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show). Now 600 dead penguins have washed up on the shore of Uruguay, on their... continued

Do Violent Video Games Make People Violent?

June 15, 2011
Our video games may be spying on us, but what ELSE are they doing? How much scientific evidence is there for and against the assertion that exposure to video game violence can harm teens? And it's not just violence that's... continued

Your Tattoo is a Timebomb

June 15, 2011
People have been getting tattoos for thousands of years, and today, nearly half of all adults younger than 40 have at least one tattoo, and it's not just youth who are getting them: many middle-class ladies are getting permanent makeup... continued

Are More Quakes on the Way?

June 15, 2011
Major new earthquakes in New Zealand make us wonder: Are more on the way--and if so, where will they strike? Scientists are warning that the northwest coast of the US could be devastated by a huge movement of undersea plates... continued

How a Game Can Predict What the Chinese Will Do

June 14, 2011
The West has become so dependent on the Chinese economy that it's imperative to understand them. It turns out that a 2,000 year old board game that the Chinese play constantly (the way we play cards, chess or checkers) is... continued

Mysterious Events on the Sun

June 14, 2011
Mysterious particles are coming from the sun and now mysterious WAVES are too. A huge storm on the sun on June 7th spewed out a massive amount of solar plasma. Astronomers can't figure out why the sun's corona is thousands... continued