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Embarrassed by Your Archaic Phone?
November 27, 2010If you plan on asking Santa for a new cell phone, but aren't sure you'll get one, turn your old phone into an iphone instead! Input Dynamics has developed software which can tell you where to tap on a cell phone screen... continued
UFOs Seen by Astronauts
November 27, 2010During the STS-80 mission, which was launched on November 19, 1996, the Space Shuttle Columbia took a crew of five astronauts on an 18 day trip around the Earth, the longest flight in the history of the shuttle. During the... continued
Why People Misbehave on Black Friday
November 25, 2010"Black Friday" is a strange name for the official first day of the Christmas shopping season, but people may have started calling it that because shoppers behave so badly in their rush to capture bargains. Researcher Sharron Lennon, who spent... continued
Not Too Much & Not Too Little
November 25, 2010After you eat Thanksgiving dinner, you may find yourself getting sleepy, because turkey contains a natural sleep-inducing amino acid called tryptophan. This is GOOD because cutting back on sleep reduces the benefits of dieting BUT sleeping too much may cause... continued
To Eat Less, Work Harder
November 24, 2010If you work hard cooking that Thanksgiving dinner, you'll not only enjoy it more, you're likely to eat less of it. It's commonly accepted that we appreciate something more if we have to work hard to get it, and a... continued
Can We Clean Up Our Trashy Oceans?
November 24, 2010There are millions of tons of trash floating in our oceans, much of it plastic (meaning it won't disappear anytime soon). Scientists are now trying to figure out how to clean it up. The largest "floating island" of plastic trash... continued
Airport Scanners Unsafe
November 23, 2010Scientists used to tell us that airport scanners deliver a low dose of X-rays and were therefore perfectly safe, however not all of them agree. Some researchers think they can lead to skin cancer because most of the energy from... continued
Don’t Miss This Incredible New Insight!
November 23, 2010In his incredible new Insight, futurist John L. Petersen, of the Arlington Institute (who has written an earlier Insight as well) addresses the new TAS airport security measures and points out that, rather than generating a feeling of security, they... continued
Are You Allergic to Your Cell Phone?
November 23, 2010Talking too much on your cell phone can be dangerous, but in a more subtle way than you might think. There are all kinds of allergies and it turns out that chatting endlessly on your cell phone can lead to... continued
The Scan & the Pat Down
November 23, 2010As millions of Americans get ready to travel home for Thanksgiving and Christmas, many are worried about airport scanners and quite a few are resentful of the pat-downs they are receiving. In 2003, we posted a story about this. In... continued