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Same Mistakes in Iraq & New Orleans

September 11, 2005
Folding FEMA into Homeland Security may have made it inevitable that the same mistakes were made in both places, whether we are battling insurgents or the weather. Vice President Cheney's former corporation Halliburton has been put in charge of housing... continued

No Interest in Sex

September 10, 2005
A small number of adults have absolutely no interest in sex?in the UK, anyway. A psychologist looked at a poll of 18,00 people taken in 1994 in the UK, asking people about their sex lives, which contained the statement, "I've... continued

Can Four Million Kids All be Sick?

September 10, 2005
ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) is being diagnosed in so many children, that over four million children in the US are now officially classified as having it. The highest rates of diagnosis are among Caucasian children from educated families, probably because... continued

Seven Huge Solar Flares in Seven Days

September 10, 2005
The sun is extremely active right now. Between September 7 and September 10, there were no fewer than 7 X-class solar flares, including one monster, an X-17, which was the 8th largest ever recorded. The Space Weather Observatory estimates that... continued

Oregon Volcano May be Ready to Erupt

September 9, 2005
A mysterious bulge in the Earth's crust is growing in Oregon, meaning magma underneath the surface is on the move and could erupt into a volcano soon. The bulge is in the Three Sisters mountains, which are remnants of volcanoes... continued

Moving Without Touching

September 9, 2005
Using muscle power as a model, scientists have discovered a way to move an object without touching it, by using only a beam of light. They can use this method to move objects up a hill as well as on... continued

Pumping Begins in New Orleans–UPDATE

September 8, 2005
UPDATE: The Shelbyville Times-Gazette has reported that 40,000 dead bodies may be found when New Orleans is drained and other hurricane areas, such as Biloxi, Mississippi, are cleaned up. This estimate was based on an interview by reporter Clint Confehr... continued

Anne’s Diary: “Dear Curmudgeon”

September 8, 2005
This week on Dreamland Anne Strieber is back! Jim Kunstler is one of her favorite people, and she interviews him in a special edition of Dreamland. Her brilliance, wit and that warm voice are back--and it's a great interview! In... continued

Bird Flu Becoming Dangerous Threat

September 8, 2005
Human-to-human transmission of bird flu in four Southeast Asian countries has caused scientists to announce that the threat of a bird flu pandemic looms large. At first scientists weren't sure it was spreading from person to person, but now they... continued

The Science of Eccentricity

September 7, 2005
A quirky or socially awkward approach to life might be the key to becoming a great artist, composer or inventor. New research shows that people who behave oddly, but are not psychotic or schizophrenic, are more creative because they use... continued