Feed Feud

Is grass-fed beef healthier than grain-fed beef?

POSTED // Sep 28,2010 - Tempting as that conjugated linoleic acid sounds, you need to consider the implications for the planet, too ...

Fat Chance

Overweight people just aren't trying, right?

POSTED // Sep 21,2010 - I see you’re an adherent of the suck-it-up school of clinical analysis, which is my default attitude too. Overweight? Eat less ...

Robo Flop

Is it possible to create a humanlike robot?

POSTED // Sep 14,2010 - The question is whether it’s likely. My guess: no. Here’s why. What’s the point ...

Hunger Pains

POSTED // Sep 7,2010 - I’ve heard it often said and experienced it myself on various continents (including Asia): you enjoy a terrific Chinese, or Thai, or Malay dinner, only to feel hungry again a short while later.

Nuclear Wind

POSTED // Aug 31,2010 - Are nuclear power plants built to withstand a direct hit from a tornado?

Baking Buzz

POSTED // Aug 24,2010 - I read a letter to Dear Abby from someone who had served cupcakes made with Kahlua liqueur. A co-worker claimed she’d gotten drunk from one cupcake ...

Booze Train

Why did old railroad towns became ghost towns?

POSTED // Aug 17,2010 - In the Donald E. Westlake novel Drowned Hopes, character Tom Jimson says Oklahoma remained dry following the repeal of Prohibition and was so feisty about it ...

Emucide

POSTED // Aug 10,2010 - Recently, my roommate, an unusually trustworthy fellow, told me about the 1932 “emu war” in Australia. He said 1932 was a dry year that made 20,000 emus restless, causing them to invade a

Rock-a-Bye BB

Do binaural beats change your mood?

POSTED // Aug 3,2010 - Can listening to a strange tone for hours on end really put me in a different mood other than annoyed?

Punching Power

Can movie punches translate to real life?

POSTED // Jul 27,2010 - In the movie Rocky IV, Ivan Drago registers a 2,150-psi punch. That seems unrealistic to me ...