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Back to School: The Problem That Never Goes Away

September 8, 2008
Bullies: it turns out EVERYONE is a victim, including the bullies THEMSELVES - Now that school is starting, the perpetual problem of bullies is on people's minds again. Whether you or your child is beginning his or her first day... continued

Football: A Rough Game

September 8, 2008
...in fact, most players never recover - Football players have the shortest professional lives of players of any other sport. Not only do the have the most injuries during the NFL season, they often don't live long after they STOP... continued

Northern Climates Warming Fast

September 5, 2008
Birds react by moving north - There is a colossal ice shelf collapse going on in our close neighbor Canada. Farther away, Greenland's glaciers are not doing well. That's not the only thing that's happening in the North: Bird habitats... continued

Movie Psychology

September 5, 2008
If movie executives could figure out how to read our minds, they'd have a hit film every time. They haven't perfected the technique yet, but they're working on it. The NYU film school has enlisted their psychology department to help... continued

Hobbits NOT

September 5, 2008
Remember those fossils of tiny people nicknamed Hobbits, that were discovered in Indonesia? Turns out they weren't tiny after all?the so-called dwarfs of these Micronesian islands actually were modern, normal-sized hunters and gatherers. It's all the fault of an archeologist... continued

Another Dangerous Ruling Sneaks In

September 4, 2008
First we find out that, for some mysterious reason, the Saudis (some of whom were involved in911) are immune from a lawsuit filed by families of victims of the 911attacks. Now we've learned that the Agriculture Dept. can STOP meatpackers... continued

Invisibility (Cont.)

September 4, 2008
Scientists and the military are seriously studying how to make things like soldiers and airplanes invisible, but right now the only thing researchers can render invisible is a person (if he's wearing the right clothes). This would be great gear... continued

Back to School!

September 3, 2008
Answers to the questions everyone wants to know - There have been movements in recent years to teach boys and girls in separate classrooms, since they tend to learn at different rates and often need extra work in different subjects.... continued

Could it Happen Here?

September 3, 2008
In our latest Insight, British privacy advocate Gwynn Price-Evans talks about the draconian measures being put into place in the UK which violate citizens? rights. With the eavesdropping measures going on in the US, it won't be long before the... continued

Superstorm Confirmation

September 2, 2008
At the end of the Pleistocene about 13,000 years ago, a two thousand year period known as the Younger Dryas plunged the world back into the deep freeze that it had known for the hundred thousand years of the great... continued