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How Race Affects the Classroom
October 27, 2010Health is a topic that scares a lot of people (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show)--We may have universal health care soon, but will we have enough doctors to go around? (Will we have to hire vampires and... continued
Why people (and pigeons) always go for broke
October 27, 2010Some people think that if we ignore the presence of ghosts (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show), we're gambling with our lives. Psychologists say that the human logic (or illogic) behind gambling is quite complex, because the concept... continued
How Pesticides Affect the Classroom
October 27, 2010Exposure when pregnant leads to trouble later - Here's something frightening (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show): While Pesticides have already been linked to disease, now they have been linked to one of the major scary problems in... continued
Need to Make a Big Decision?
October 26, 2010Don't do it alone! - When it comes to making decisions, a new study shows that two heads are better than one, but ONLY if both partners are equally competent and feel free to discuss their disagreements, meaning you should... continued
More Suicides at High Elevations
October 26, 2010But nobody knows why - Suicide rates among middle-aged people are going up and there are more suicides in areas of high elevation (but scientists don't know why). Are people over 30 all moving to the Rockies and finding the... continued
Women Survive Injury
October 26, 2010Better than men - If a woman and a man are severely injured in a car crash--or other major accident (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show), the woman will be more likely to survive. What does this have... continued
At Least Child Abuse is Down
October 25, 2010There's so much bad news around that it's nice to hear some good news for a change: Child abuse declined nationally in 2008 compared to 2007, according to a report by an agency that monitors crimes against children (NOTE: Subscribers... continued
Dino Death
October 25, 2010Dinosaurs didn't have a chance: When it came to asteroids, they had a one-two punch. They went extinct 65 million years ago by at least 2 meteorite impacts. Scientists had identified know where the crater left by the first one... continued
If We Can’t Get Rid of Greenhouse Gases
October 25, 2010Let's STORE Them! - New discoveries (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show) are being made all the time: An unusual substance known as "dry water," which resembles powdered sugar, could provide a new way to absorb and store... continued
TV: The Reason for Today’s Political Extremes?
October 22, 2010But NOT Fox News! - In an era when ideologically based news programs are proliferating, media scholars and political observers have expressed concern that television programming may be polarizing American voters. But the increased availability of entertainment options may be... continued