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The Housing Crisis

October 7, 2010
Why so many foreclosures? - Foreclosures aren't the cause of today's housing surplus--changing demographics are. The excess supply and its persistence are directly linked to the increase in homeowners over age 55 who want to sell and downsize, coupled with... continued

Nemesis

October 6, 2010
We may actually be warmed by TWO suns (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show). The second one could be hidden beyond the edge of our solar system. The astronomers who are studying it called it "Nemesis." Binary star... continued

The End of Time

October 6, 2010
It really could happen - According to a new model of the universe, there is a 50% chance that time will end within the next 3.7 billion years. The universe was created by the Big Bang around 13 billion years... continued

Old Folks

October 6, 2010
Don't like to hear about young folks - Most of us assume that young people are critical of older folks, finding their music and movie tastes archaic and their failure to be comfortable with modern technology lamentable. But a new... continued

Driverless Cars

October 5, 2010
The only safe way? - Cars don't cause auto accidents--drivers do, which is why the ultimate goal of some engineers is to create cars that don't need drivers. And if you're the pedestrian and one of these vehicles hits you,... continued

Frog Medicine

October 5, 2010
Frogs are often overlooked, but they can be valuable for many reasons. Our scientists are fighting a battle with antibiotic-resistant infections that threaten millions of people worldwide, but frogs may save us (if they don't go extinct!) Scientists have learned... continued

Yellowstone Supervolcano

October 4, 2010
Why it may be about to blow - Is the supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park about to blow? Sometimes science is right and seismologists have discovered that there is a huge plume of molten rock over 600 miles deep beneath... continued

Predicting Crimes

October 4, 2010
BEFORE they occur - In the 2002 film "Minority Report," Tom Cruise plays a detective in the future who is able to solve crimes BEFORE they occurred. As scientists learn about the personality types of sociopaths, psychopaths, and other people... continued

Earth’s Atmosphere Collapsed

October 1, 2010
Due to low sunspot activity - The Earth's atmosphere has collapsed. New discoveries show that it rises and falls in tandem with the Sun's cycle, and the sunspot cycle has been unusually weak lately (although it appears to be reactivating--or... continued

UN Appoints ET Ambassador

October 1, 2010
Do international governments expect contact to take place soon? Well, the UN has appointed a special ambassador in case it does! Malaysian astrophysicist Mazlan Othman, head of the UN's Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), says that the recent discovery... continued