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Sunday Aug. 17 to Saturday Aug. 23, 2008
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UFO Travel?
20-Aug-2008
Maybe light does not have one
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Two scientists have come up with a new method to cause a
spaceship to effectively travel faster than the speed of light,
without breaking the laws of physics. This means that
spaceships that travel faster than light speed are possible,
although at the moment, the amount of energy needed is
greater than we can handle. If other civilizations have
mastered this technique, the old scientific argument that
they could never get here is moot. They may indeed be here.
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The Gov. is Trying to Read Your Mind
20-Aug-2008
US military researchers are trying to figure out how to read
your mind. Will this some day replace water boarding as an
interrogation technique? Researchers have a $4 million grant
which they will use to try to learn how to read brain signals,
through electrodes placed on the scalp. They may even
reach the point where a computer could "speak" the thoughts
of the person being questioned.
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The Amazing Memories of Female Elephants
20-Aug-2008
...and how they save their herds from starvation -
Elephants are amazing creatures. The legends say that
elephants "never forget," and a new study suggests that old
female elephants—and perhaps their memories of distant, life-
sustaining sources of food and water—may be the key to the
survival of their herds during periods of famine and drought.
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Like Magic!
19-Aug-2008
Five years ago, we reported on clothes that were being
designed to make the wearer
invisible.
Researchers have developed a material that can bend light
around 3D objects, making them seem to "disappear"—like
magic! It all has to do with
perception.
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A CURE for Alzheimer's
19-Aug-2008
If she tests positive, we can now help her
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If we could identify the people who will get Alzheimer's
Disease while they are still children, we could get them help
much earlier. Will a test for this disease soon be as common
as childhood vaccinations? And a controversial new treatment
for Alzheimer's is leading to what are being called "miraculous
awakenings" from the disease. The family of one Alzheimer's
victim, Walter Skotchdople, has even put "before" and "after"
videos on YouTube.
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Will it happen again?
19-Aug-2008
Our soldiers return from
battles
with many
physical problems. It's now been determined that Vietnam
Vets suffer from TWICE the rate of prostate cancer as the
average man and this has been traced to a defoliant used
there called Agent Orange. This is of concern again because
of the possible defoliant spraying of poppy fields in
Afghanistan.
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Food or Fuel?
18-Aug-2008
It's evil
corn at work again: A secret World Bank report says that
the production of biofuels is using up land that used to
produce food, leading to a 75% increase in
global
food prices—despite the US government's allegation that
biofuel production has only increased food prices by 3%.
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Chinese Food Can Make You...Fat?
18-Aug-2008
We always thought that Chinese food was healthy, but now
we're beginning to wonder. New findings show that MSG,
a flavor enhancer commonly used in Asian dishes, may make
you fat!
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How to Avoid High Gas Prices
18-Aug-2008
What if you could simply plug your SUV into an outlet in your
garage every night, instead of filling it up with expensive
gasoline? Two Georgia drivers have figured out how to do just
that. And a Canadian man is touring Alaska in a solar-
powered car.
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