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Sunday Nov. 15 to Saturday Nov. 21, 2009
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Why Scientists are Scared of CERN
20-Nov-2009
Brought down by a bird -
CERN
(the Large Hadron Collider, now powered up in Switzerland) is
scaring scientists in an unexpected way: They're afraid they
WILL discovered the "God particle." This could top a lot of the
other bad
things that have
happened recently.
Full Story
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Can't Get the Swine Flu Vaccine?
20-Nov-2009
You may already have some immunity -
They are the ones who need it
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We may not have immunity from
war
and politics, but at least researchers have found that
previous influenza infections may provide at least some level
of immunity to the H1N1 Swine Flu.
Full Story
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Basketball: Mathematicians Prove Umps Not Fair
20-Nov-2009
And how to succeed at free throws -
It's not occult magic, it's straight science: Lots of
interesting
things have arrived and one of these is the basketball
season. Two engineers have figured out the best
way to shoot a free throw, a frequently underappreciated
skill that gets more important as the
game
clock winds down.
Full Story
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Asteroid Streaks Across Western US Skies
19-Nov-2009
2nd large meteor in 6 weeks. -
As if the world wasn't already
dangerous enough: A small asteroid or meteor
entered earth's atmosphere over
the western US Wednesday night, traveling at a surprisingly
high speed of about a hundred thousand miles an hour.The
object exploded with the force of 0.5 to 1 kiloton of TNT.
It was so bright that it turned the sky blue. Shock waves
shook the ground from Colorado to Utah when it exploded. The
explosion took place just after midnight in the area.
Although the Leonid meteor shower is underway, the object
was not part of it.
Full Story
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Vatican Searches for Aliens
19-Nov-2009
Not many people realize that the Vatican has an expensive
state-of-the-art
observatory in Arizona
that they are using to search for
extraterrestrial
life (and they hope to have results
soon!) The facility is run by Jesuit Jose Gabriel
Funes, who is also an astronomer. Did they pick Arizona not
only for its clear skies, but also because of the
Phoenix
Lights?
Full Story
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Was Alaska Worth It?
19-Nov-2009
Over 140 years ago, the US government overcame its
miserly
tendencies and purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million
in gold. It brought us
Sarah
Palin, which some would say was a good deal and others
would say was not. But looked at from the perspective of
dollars and cents, rather than politics and personalities, a
new analysis by an economist suggests the investment hasn't
been worth it for taxpayers in the other 49 states.
Full Story
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No Subscriber Chat Tonight
18-Nov-2009
Or on Nov. 25. We will be back on Dec. 2nd -
Filming in the big city
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Anne and Whitley Strieber will not be chatting with
subscribers
on the next two Wednesdays: Nov. 18 and Nov. 25. On the
25th they will be away for Thanksgiving and this week they
are in New York City, filming a new reality series (and Anne is
wearing her red coat!)
Full Story
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Swine Flu: Can We Spray It Away?
18-Nov-2009
Scientists have found that spraying an area with acidic ozone
water can effectively kill the swine flu, with the advantages
that it leaves no environmentally harmful residue.
What is this
and where
can we get it in the
future?
Full Story
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Your Pet Can Get Swine Flu
18-Nov-2009
But can your pet infect you? -
Most flu viruses start in animals, then
pass to
people, but people can infect their pets, as was discovered
recently by a veterinarian who diagnosed a pet can with
Swine Flu. Researcher Carolyn Bridges of the CDC (Center for
Disease Control) says, "This is just another illustration of why
influenza viruses are so
tricky
and frustrating and
interesting at
the same time, is this ability to occasionally jump species. Will
this continue to happen in the
future?
Full Story
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ANOTHER Reason Why Those Melting Glaciers May be Dangerous
17-Nov-2009
They release GERMS! -
Those pristine-looking Alpine glaciers now melting as global
warming sets in may explain the
mysterious
increase in persistent organic pollutants in sediment from
certain lakes since the 1990s, despite decreased use of those
compounds in pesticides, electric equipment, paints and other
products. Could this become
dangerous in the
future that may
on the
way?
Full Story
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Do French Babies Cry in French?
17-Nov-2009
How does HE cry?
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We know that the
Visitors "talk
inside our heads," but unfortunately, WE don't. Many of us
can identify a specific foreign language when we hear it,
even if we can't speak or
understand
what's going on, because we recognize the accent. German
researchers say that babies pick up the rhythms and patterns
of their mothers' speech while still in the womb, so that when
they're born, they will "cry" in that accent.
Full Story
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Catastrophe Coming
16-Nov-2009
What's going to happen in the
future (and for that matter,
what's
happening right now that nobody knows about)? Data from
20 million years ago explain why the earth is warming so much
faster than expected, and suggest that a phenomenal climate
catastrophe could take place within ten years. This is
not good
news.
Full Story
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Plant Sex
16-Nov-2009
and siblings! -
Are they related?
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The future may be
stranger than
you think! It takes two for human reproduction, but biologists
have discovered plants and animals that can rely on EITHER a
partner or go it alone by self-fertilization give their offspring a
better chance for longer lives when they choose to use a
mate.
Full Story
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Sit Up Straight!
16-Nov-2009
For a job interview, for meeting a potential mate -
Your first grade teacher was right: Sitting up straight in your
chair isn't just good for your posture, it also gives you more
confidence in your own thoughts (in fact, it's good for
everyone,
no matter
where they come from). No matter how old you are, it's
not
too late to change.
Full Story
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