POSTED // May 8,2012 - Many studies indicate spending time on a farm during childhood reduces the likelihood of allergies, especially hanging around farm animals and stables.

POSTED // Apr 30,2012 - Recently someone asked about the amount of energy Americans are storing in body fat. A more pertinent question is how much energy is wasted hauling that fat around.

POSTED // Apr 23,2012 - Is pot stronger these days? Some folks state as fact that parents should realize, “Pot these days is stronger than when they smoked.” Are you aware of any evidence for this?

POSTED // Apr 16,2012 - On my drive into work today, the first workday back since the Daylight Saving Time spring forward, I noticed a stark increase in road kill, specifically raccoons. Has anyone else noticed this?

POSTED // Apr 9,2012 - I’ve heard of the occasional car in a baseball-stadium parking lot being damaged by an out-of-the-park home run. I wonder: Have there ever been any skulls or other body parts crushed?

POSTED // Apr 2,2012 - In winter, I’ve gotten big shocks from static electricity when getting out of my car, and once saw a video where a crewman touching a race car during a pit stop was thrown back several feet, I presume from static charge built up as the car circled the track. This has gotten me wondering: Have there been instances of injury or death from static discharge? —Mike

POSTED // Mar 26,2012 - Is there any evidence to support the mantra that cutting taxes stimulates job growth?

POSTED // Mar 19,2012 - Seeking sexual gratification by blindfolding pupils to play a "tasting game" and then spoon-feeding them his ...

POSTED // Mar 12,2012 - This is an old one, and I’m surprised it didn’t turn up when I did a search on your site. It has to do with boiling frogs. Goes something like this: If you tossed a frog into already-boiling water, it would leap out.

POSTED // Mar 7,2012 - As we've seen, however, neither the drug industry nor consumers have much incentive to demand change.