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What Place Does Race Have in Politics?

May 2, 2011
All the controversy about Barack Obama's birth certificate, makes one wonder if racial prejudice among some white Americans--even if unintentional--influences their assessment of how well he is doing as President Researcher Eric Hehman investigated whether whites' racial prejudices influenced "how... continued

What Makes a Democracy

May 2, 2011
On Dreamland, we're not afraid to ask the hard questions (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show). When we see signs of unrest in countries, such as the "Arab Spring," where young people are clamoring for a voice in... continued

What’s in YOUR Name?

April 29, 2011
Scientists think that the letters in your name--especially the first letter or letters--can influence the way you live your life, including what job you take, the person you marry, and where you live. In 2008, two Belgian researchers found that... continued

Cities CAUSE Climate Change

April 29, 2011
We've seen devastating storms across the US lately, as well as floods in Australia, Brazil and Japan. Last summer, heat waves hit Europe, a place with little air conditioning. Cities worldwide are failing to take necessary steps to protect residents... continued

Now our TOYS are Spying on Us!

April 29, 2011
It's true--There are SPIES everywhere! (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show). Basically, your cell phone wants to control you: it's tracking you, there are spies on Facebook and a tracking file has been found hidden inside iPhones. To... continued

Our DNA is Quantum!

April 28, 2011
A Nobel Prize winning biologist says that a fragment of DNA "teleported" itself between test tubes in his lab, meaning that it demonstrated the quantum ability of being non-local, i.e. in two places at the same time. What are we,... continued

Have Sex With Your Cell Phone

April 28, 2011
Our cell phones are tracking us and spying on us--are they doing anything GOOD? Well, they may be delivering some good sex. Vibrators are now sold in your local drug store, but you don't need to buy one--you can buy... continued

Tornado Swarm Worst in 50 Years

April 28, 2011
At least 272 people have been killed, a nuclear power plant has been knocked out for weeks, and property damage is expected to exceed a billion dollars in one of the worst spring storm outbreaks in memory. There were 364... continued

We’ll Have a Hotter, Drier Future

April 27, 2011
Despite the severe storms now raging across the country, the long term future will be a drier one. The long lull in sunspot activity at the end of the last 11-year solar cycle gave us more time to work on... continued

Your Phone Wants to Control You

April 27, 2011
It's true--There are SPIES everywhere! (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show).Your cell phone is tracking you, there are spies on Facebook and a tracking file has been found hidden inside iPhones. The true future of cell phone spying... continued