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On the show this week:

• The Front Page
• Giveth and Taketh Away
• Lifestyles of the Odd and Infamous
• Extras

Full list of 76 articles after the jump!

• The Front Page:
  • It’s not life, but it *is* the building blocks of life..: BBC – Space rock contains organic molecular feast
  • Thus beginning the rage of superhero teachers..: The UK Daily Mail – Vacuum Cleaner-Man! Inventor uses suction to crawl up a wall, Spider-Man-style
  • Some might ask “Why?” — I ask “Why not?”: ScienceDaily – Quantum Entanglement Used to Stack Light Particles
  • Should we study the notion that twins might be connected?: Paranormalia – The Twin Thing
  • The more we consider the very small, we have to ask: does this explain any macro effects, like telepathy?: Entangled Minds – Quantum biology now. Quantum psychology next?
  • At least in theory; although most scifi premises include “inertial dampeners” to prevent this problem..: New Scientist – Starship pilots: speed kills, especially warp speed
  • Thus proving that all the things we all know as absolutes are limited.: MSNBC/LiveScience – Scientists freeze water with heat
  • Next: soft drinks to promote sugar moderation..: Ananova – Meat crisps to tackle obesity?
  • They may also be the folks behind the meat crisps..: The UK Daily Mail – BBC scriptwriters tried to use Doctor Who to bring down Margaret Thatcher
  • (EXTRA) I wonder if his reception is so bad, all he gets is snow..: Cleveland.com/AP – Ohio man furnishes extreme igloo with TV
  • Is it the government’s duty to only scientific benefits to mankind? Or is well-being more than science?: BBC – NHS money ‘wasted’ on homeopathy
  • If homeopathy is nothing more than placebo, that might be enough.: PhysOrg/AP – Placebo treatments stronger than doctors thought
  • I’m of mixed enlightened minds about this idea..: The Examiner – University ‘explores consciousness’ with degrees gained online
  • Finally! A school who’s curriculum is universally appealing to me!: International Metaphysical University – Welcome to the International Metaphysical University
  • Theoretically, someone might win this game.: The UK Telegraph – Graham Taylor appointed manager of Monty Python philosophers’ football team
• Giveth and Taketh Away:
  • The sad, cynical part? That they are worried it might be poisoned. Paranoia is the modern epidemic!: BBC – Fowey bread gifts leave town perplexed
  • Still think your government isn’t trying to track you?: New Scientist – Newborns’ blood used to build secret DNA database
  • (EXTRA) The snow may not be real, but the metals are!: Yahoo!/Eurosport – Winter Olympics – German luger breaks tooth biting medal
  • Jet packs for the masses! I’m not sure whether you strap on the jet pack, or you strap on to it, however..: Ananova – What could possibly go wrong?
  • History comes alive! Next: the library card of Alexandria!: The UK Telegraph – Golden Bough from Roman mythology ‘found in Italy’
  • But not really by that much..: Ananova – Women ‘cleverer than men’
  • (EXTRA) Although clearly not in proper context, the illustration probably came from a lazy theft of graphics rather than deliberate malice..: BBC – Indian state confiscates ‘blasphemous’ Jesus textbooks
  • I wonder if parts of North America will acquire their own translators..: STV – Parliamo Glasgow: meet the world’s first Glaswegian interpreter
  • (EXTRA) Sometimes, the search for authenticity should really be abandoned..: Ananova – Theme park takes the p***
  • General rule: don’t get caught alone on unfamiliar, abandoned roads..: Unknown source: – Abductee’s Thoughts and Ideas on How To Survive Abductions
  • Yet another perfect service: if you believe, you pay; if you don’t believe, you profit. Put your money where your mouth is.: Business Week – Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture
  • This is the very definition of “iriny”. : The Australian – Grammar guide an ‘education disaster’
  • (EXTRA) Someone *has* to be quoted as saying: “the more you grab the sand to you, the more will slip through your fingers.”: The UK Telegraph – Singapore accused of launching ‘Sand Wars’
  • We’ve all heard of this behaviour: leave the colony/herd/family/city to avoid spreading death.. : BBC – Heroic altruistic ants face death alone to save colony
  • There’s something like a videogame fascination with setting up creatures to battle each other, here..: New Scientist – Killer ants with taste for cat food attack toads
  • (EXTRA) Technically, it’s only the fake poison frog, so maybe it’s fake monogomy.: BBC – Peru poison frog reveals secret of monogamy
  • (EXTRA) You need to reach inner peace to find outer freedom..: BBC – India inmates take yoga to reduce their jail sentences
  • Please always remember that honesty must always be suppressed in favour of keeping people in comfortable boxes..: The UK Guardian – Italian TV chef axed after recommending cat stew
• Lifestyles of the Odd and Infamous:
  • So, my present misery is because of my “youth”?: Ananova – People are happiest at 74
  • So *that’s* what gives them their buzz?: ScienceDaily – Are Bees Addicted to Caffeine and Nicotine?
  • Fiction often uses half-heard or imagined bits of reality for basis, so it hardly seems surprising. Just wait until the “Inhabit Avatar” app comes out..: New Scientist – The real Avatar: ocean bacteria act as ‘superorganism’
  • As a sem-chronic insomniac, I always thought those loud crashes were brilliant ideas being smashed to bits by semi-consciousness.: The Body Odd/MSNBC – Loud crash at 3 a.m.? It may be your exploding head
  • Is it right next to the “greed” spot?: LiveScience – Brain’s ‘Fairness’ Spot Found
  • In an informal survey of myself, I concur.: LiveScience – Hourglass Figures Affect Men’s Brains Like a Drug
  • If you sing to pretty women, you will be stoned.: BBC – Singing ‘rewires’ damaged brain
  • This is so outlandish as to be absolutely perfect.: PhysOrg – Researchers demonstrate mosquito laser in action (w/ Video)
  • (EXTRA) I would imagine it is happening with a modest-size feather quill..: The UK Guardian/The Observer – How a hobbit is rewriting the history of the human race
  • (EXTRA) A frightening example of how most of us were very, very lazy as kids.. : Metro – World’s strongest boy Guiliano Stroe breaks world record for air press-ups
  • He may have the longest hair, but my beard is more epic!: Metro – Man with ‘world’s longest hair’, Tran Van Hay, dies in Vietnam
  • (EXTRA) I think that the paleontologists have discovered pixie dust..: MSNBC/Discovery – Dwarf dinos lived on ‘Neverland’-like island
  • Yes! This is just the thing I need to throw at self-righteous vegetarians! : ScienceDaily – Protein Study Shows Evolutionary Link Between Plants, Humans
  • *Especially* if you see spiders before you are born. *shudder*: LiveScience – Fear of Spiders Can Develop Before Birth
  • (EXTRA) Strangely, they are blaming it on an inexperienced hen. Huh?: 3 News New Zealand – An egg inside another egg? Eggcellent
  • And not just off of a plate, as I first imagined..: LiveScience – Mouse Gets Human Liver
  • (EXTRA) Everyone is looking for love in the dark..: LiveScience – Butterflies Evolved UV-vision to Help Find Mates
  • (EXTRA) A museum where all the exhibits suck — on purpose!: The UK Telegraph – Britain’s first vacuum cleaner museum opens
  • (EXTRA) Amazing creations that ask: “does the medium matter”?: The UK Telegraph – Sculptures made from sticky tape
  • (EXTRA) More pictures of semi-translucent figures.: Metro – Sticky tape art that will stick in your mind
  • (EXTRA) Unfortunately, dolphins don’t have hands, so the switch isn’t really all that useful..: BBC – Dolphins have diabetes off switch
  • (EXTRA) Proof that dolphins may not be intelligent, but they like to have fun.: The UK Daily Mail – Every dolphin’s gone surfin’! Stunning pictures as hundreds play among some monster waves
  • (EXTRA) What secrets are the elephants keeping?: BBC – Elephant ‘secret language’ clues
  • (EXTRA) Does Cthulhu have a taste for large fishheads? Or is there some sort of subaquatic warfare between species of Atlanteans?: The Western Star – Another ‘sea creature’: Mysterious headless marine animal washes ashore
  • (EXTRA) They probably make good rulers, as long as krill production is high.: Metro – ‘Royal’ funeral in Vietnam for dead whale
  • (EXTRA) He’s either the world’s tallest dog, or a rival for the world’s smallest camel.: STV/Reuters – Arizona dog is world’s tallest
  • (EXTRA) It probably has something to do with *not* competing with camels..: BBC – Small dogs originate in Middle East, says gene study
  • (EXTRA) I’m sure the spin cycle is the most fun.: Ananova – Washing machine for dogs
  • (EXTRA) I’m wondering if it was a bone cross, so that the dog could really appreciate it.: Ananova – Dog receives ‘Victoria Cross’
  • (EXTRA) The first time it was probably an accident. The second time it will be a sport..: Ananova – Dog survives 300ft cliff fall
  • (EXTRA) It’s the kind of house you have to go outside of to change your mind.: Ananova – Is this Britain’s narrowest house?
  • (EXTRA) Along with Al-Qaeda supposedly using Asimov’s Foundation as their basis, is this proof that scifi should be taken seriously (or maybe it’s dangerous to imagine and think)?: New Scientist/CultureLab – Did Saddam Hussein model himself on Darth Vader?
  • (EXTRA) More from the UK MOD’s recent UFO document release.: The Scotsman – In pictures: The Toblerone that came from outer space, and other UFO sightings
  • (EXTRA) When prominent government figures report UFOs, does it not lend some credibility to indicate that something is happening?: The UK Telegraph – UFO ‘was spotted above Michael Howard’s home’
  • (EXTRA) Are we being deluged with irrelevant information to distract us from any useful information?: The UK Guardian – UFOs: the (boring) truth is out there
  • (EXTRA) There are many historical examiples of this. Is it prehistoric science fiction – or prehistoric news reporting?: Archeology Daily News/Rajshtan Times – Prehistoric UFO and ET images found in remote cave in India
  • (EXTRA) Aren’t we all?: TechRadar – How UFO hunters are turning to the web
  • (EXTRA) Are UFOs as we know them now just juvinile delinquints? What will they be when they grow up?: Intangible Materiality – Are UFOs An Incipient Species?
  • (EXTRA) At least *someone* is listening..: Intangible Materiality – The Extraterrestrial Listens To The Stories We Tell Ourselves
• Extras:
  • (EXTRA) Yes, I’m sure it has.. : Metro – Topless sledging proves surprisingly popular
  • (EXTRA) Not exactly the elegant image we’ve had so far..: BBC – ‘Malaria and weak bones’ may have killed Tutankhamun
  • (EXTRA) Atlantis might be inland?: The UK Telegraph – Lost city of Atlantis ‘could be buried in southern Spain’
  • (EXTRA) It looks much like… a field..: BBC – New Battle of Bosworth Field site revealed

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