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How Something Good Turned Bad

May 24, 2010
For blacks, anyway - The use of "acting white" to scare potentially high-achieving black students away from studying hard and getting high grades is a social phenomenon with deep cultural roots,and acknowledging its power over student achievement is a critical... continued

Chance to Get a FREE Copy of Whitley’s New Novel!

May 22, 2010
Offer ends June 22 - "The Omega Point" takes place after 2012 has come and gone. The world had prepared itself for impending disaster, and nothing happened. Or so it seemed. But by 2020, energy from a supernova is disrupting... continued

Alien Life on Earth

May 21, 2010
Some of the scientists who think that life must exist elsewhere in the universe base their opinion on the fact that life is very likely to emerge on Earth-like planets. How can we test this theory? In the May 14th... continued

Rogue Satellite Threatens Earth

May 21, 2010
Sometimes science is amazing: A large piece of space trash in the form of a runaway communications satellite is changing Earth's orbit and interfering with signals coming from other satellites, such as the ones that power your cable TV and... continued

How to Find Your Way Around

May 20, 2010
After Anne Strieber's stroke, she found she had trouble recognizing faces and finding her way around, a problem that eventually went away. Researchers think both talents are based in our genes. This is one of the subjects she discusses with... continued

A Blind Man Can See

May 20, 2010
"Blindsight" is the ability that some blind people have to sense things that they can't see. Here's something amazing: One blind man, known only as "TN," proved that he can find his way around obstacles in his way, even though... continued

Can Meditation Prevent War?

May 19, 2010
Or create better soldiers? - Some researchers say that increasing climate change will lead to MORE violence, worldwide. Our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are already under a lot of pressure: Will meditation help? This is one of the subjects... continued

Your Brain on Quantum Mechanics

May 18, 2010
It turns out that the brain is a quantum machine (NOTE: Subscriberscan still listen to this show) because our memories are created through quantum entanglement, which combines the experiences from all our different senses into a single memory. And the... continued

Face Blind

May 18, 2010
After Anne Strieber's stroke, she found she had trouble recognizing faces and finding her way around, a problem that eventually went away. Researches think both talents are based in our genes. This is one of the subjects she discusses with... continued

A New Use for Bananas

May 17, 2010
As a cure for AIDS? - A potent new inhibitor of HIV, derived from bananas, may open the door to new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of the disease. This could be especiallyimportant for Africa, where AIDS patients do not... continued