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Paying the Piper

September 23, 2008
In Whitley's incredible new Journal, he writes: "What a week! We have seen the effective nationalization of the financial industry, and handed a bill to pay that will reach past a trillion dollars. More fantastically, our national wealth is to... continued

Bartering is Back

September 23, 2008
You'll spend less if you pay cash, but in these tough times, you may not HAVE any cash, so what do you do? You barter! A growing number of us are surviving the recession by trading?with our friends and neighbors... continued

Sweeter?

September 22, 2008
Would we eat fewer sweets if the desserts we DO eat tastedsweeter? Researchers have also found a way to make foods tastesaltier or more savory than they really are, and some ofthese taste enhancers are being tested in commercial foodsby... continued

Our Financial Future

September 22, 2008
What will ourfinancialfuture be like? In LiveScience.com, Clara Moskowiz quotes economist RossGittell as saying, "For many US households this may resultin a new reality, with declining economic prospects for thenext generation." Will the economic world really be worse for our... continued

Do Polls Tell the Truth?

September 22, 2008
A longtime pollster says that media polls are not used touncover the "will" or thoughts of the public, but rather tomanufacture a "public opinion" that grabs the attention ofjournalists and can be used to fill media news holes. In the... continued

Pole Shift

September 19, 2008
We know thepoles areshifting right now (as they do at regular intervals)?now weknow why. It turns out that fluid in the center of the earth issloshing around, causing the poles to magnetically shift. InLiveScience.com, Jeremy Hsu writes, "The last major... continued

Lost Cities

September 19, 2008
A remote area of theAmazon oncecontained thriving cities, which have now been completelyengulfed by the jungle, in the same way that Mayan citieswere lost for centuries. And what will thecities of thefuture belike? Archeologists have found evidence of a grid-like... continued

Paralyzed People Walk Again

September 19, 2008
ChristopherReeve would have loved this: It's a robotic suit thatcan be worn by people who are paralyzed from the waist down,which enables them to walk, stand and even climb stairs. Arewheelchairs finally a thing of the past? BBC News quotes... continued

Hug Power

September 18, 2008
Hug Power After a bad experience, the best thing you can do is get a big comforting hug from someone who?s close to you. Chimps do it, so we can too. Researcher Orlaith Fraser Fraser and his team observed 22... continued

Now We Can CREATE Blood

September 18, 2008
No more matching blood types for transfusions - Sometimes, before an operation, the patient who is about to go under the scalpel is asked to give blood, so the surgeon knows the right blood type will be available, if needed.... continued