Some researchers worry that violent video games will make their players (usually young boys) more violent, while other scientists think they help build brain power. Wouldn’t it be nice if all those hours kids spent glued to their PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or Nintendo DS video games actually resulted in something tangible, like better grades in school? Improved concentration? Superior driving skills?
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Concussions–caused by a severe blow to the head (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this provocative interview)–can lead to a host of debilitating symptoms, and it’s not just football players who get them–soldiers who are near exploding roadside bombs do too.
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Increasing numbers of deformed fish and crustaceans being harvested from the Gulf of Mexico have prompted officials to close fisheries from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle so that the situation can be studied by scientists and the situation evaluated. It is increasingly likely that the BP spill and the chemicals poured into the Gulf by the company have led to what will become a mass extinction in the regions waters. read more
This is a pretty compelling video. The trees show that there were significant winds in the area, and yet the object is absolutely motionless in the sky. Therefore, it is not an aerodynamic object, but, unless this is a very clever graphic, it’s a genuine unknown, taped in a region where there is currently a great deal of UFO activity.
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