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Why Your Face is Red or Green

December 16, 2008
Not because it's Christmas! - We're all annoyed by those "red eyes" that show up in photographs when we use a flash. But did you know that men's FACES can turn out red too? (And WOMEN'S faces can look green!)... continued

Crazy Ideas

December 16, 2008
How does science get new ideas? One way is to hold a contest. When the rest of us (who aren't geniuses) want to know something, we usually look it up on the internet. Now Google has released the top 10... continued

Pirates!

December 15, 2008
Still with us today - It's hard to believe that pirates are back in our world. In many ways, the Somali pirates bear a striking resemblance to those of the so-called "Golden Age" of pirates in the late 17th and... continued

How Do Juries Make Decisions?

December 15, 2008
What part of their BRAINS do they use? - We all want to know (especially since the O.J. trial!) how juries make decisions: with their hearts or with their heads. How to find out? Study their brains! A neuroscientist and... continued

Whitley’s Journal: The Hour is Late

December 15, 2008
In his new journal, Whitley talks about our denial of the Visitors and of the futility he sometimes feels about having dedicated his life to this subject. He also writes about how our money problems may be at least partially... continued

Don’t Drive Behind Trucks Filled With Chickens

December 12, 2008
Researchers have found evidence of a surprising pathway for potential human exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria from intensively raised poultry: driving behind trucks carrying chickens! Researchers found increased levels of pathogenic bacteria, both susceptible and drug-resistant, on surfaces and in the... continued

Tooth Truth

December 12, 2008
You can't hide the truth from your dentist! For instance, they can spot bulemics (who gorge and purge) from the way their teeth become eroded by stomach acid. Dentist Mohamed Bassiouny is a sort of "tooth detective." He discovered a... continued

Does Your Car Have a Personality?

December 12, 2008
Lots of people think their cars have a specific personality. A new study has discovered that many people see human facial features in the front end of automobiles and ascribe various personality traits to cars?a modern experience driven by our... continued

Going to Vegas for the holidays?

December 11, 2008
If you're thinking about doing away with yourself (and we hope you're NOT!), it turns out there's only one place to go. We all assume that anyone who commits suicide has a good reason to do so, yet many people... continued

Happiness is like a Virus

December 11, 2008
?it's catching! - Can THIS glass be seen as half full instead of half empty? This Christmas season, remember: laughter can be infectious. You don't need a sophisticated study to tell you that, but nevertheless, there WAS such a study,... continued