CQ: Do humans need a regular rhythm of life, or are routines just a lingering vestige of antiquated biological adaptation?
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Promo: Halloween Haunt
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On the show this week:
- Front Page
- Lost
- Found
- Extras
Full list of 46 articles after the jump!
- Front Page:
- His parents have likely been looking forward to this for 9 years. Better, tho: he’ll turn 100 on 10:10 10/10/100..: BBC – Leicester boy turns 10 at 1010 BST on 10/10/10
- It’s like competitive birthing..: Fox17 – Rare Delivery Dates For All Three Children in Rockford Family
- We haven’t figured out gay marriage completely, and now we’re talking alien engagement? … Oh, wait..: AOL News – Astronomers Worldwide Forge New Rules for ET Engagement
- Somebody tipped her off that she would be the “leader” in “take me to your leader”. That never ends well..: AP – UN official denies she has role representing Earth
- Lost:
- Is this a celebration of tragic romance, or romantic tragedy?: Croatian Times – Museum of Broken Relationships returns home
- You can’t keep a good dog down… unless they’re depressed.: The Detroit News – Redford Township dog returns to life after vet’s attempt to euthanize it
- After all: dogs *can* sigh..: Discovery News – Pessimistic Dogs See The Bowl Half Empty
- Yeah, but just WAIT until they get to Thursday! And the real problem is that _each_ of the days has a morning..: The UK Telegraph – Mondays less miserable than Tuesdays, research finds
- Never assume aliens, when phenomenally advanced mole men with laser swords can suffice..: Surrey Now – Aliens among suspects in “surgical” cat deaths
- Never attribute to aliens what a robot that learns to punch can do..: News.com.au – Punchy robot tests Isaac Asimov’s First Law on six men in a laboratory
- Never attribute to aliens what can be done by a hungry rabbit..: KWGN – Man claims rabbits at DIA damaged his car
- (EXTRA) On the plus side: no clutter!: The UK Daily Mail – Cancer sufferer sold everything after being told he only had six months to live… then doctors admit: ‘We made a mistake’
- (EXTRA) Animals! Savages! (At least they didn’t throw poo..): AOL News – It’s a Jungle Out There: Thieves in Chicken and Gorilla Suits Steal Bike
- (EXTRA) The very lamest of vampires: the defanged.: AOL News – Cops: ‘Vampires’ Stabbed Man Who Wouldn’t Give Blood
- Perhaps last seen mugging a little ol’ lady, from the current trends..: MSNBC/Reuters – Scientists to look for China’s Bigfoot
- (EXTRA) For this story, I wear my enigmatic smile..: The UK Telegraph – Mona Lisa’s remains ‘lie in Florence rubbish tip’
- (EXTRA) Yeah.. that was ever going to be a good idea..: Croation Times – Croat villager produces a new drug – marijuana brandy
- Ah, nothing like a return to the good ol’ days of Death From The Skies.. Although I miss the funny-looking aliens and dramatic music..: Gizmodo – Forget Tsunamis: Asteroids Will Really Kill Us With UV Rays
- Perhaps its only a smudge on our dreams..: New Scientist – First life-friendly exoplanet may not exist
- You didn’t think I was going to let this one slide by, did you?: PhysOrg – Friction research casts doubt on fundamental physics law
- Found:
- I think that makes a complete set! Now, to move on to the dragons!: New Straits Times – Healers ‘nab’ 12 more djinns
- (EXTRA) I suspect he should watch out for healers on the hunt for a few trading doubles for their set..: AOL News – World’s Smallest Person Turns 18: Today I Am a (Little) Man
- I think I could support the notion of more bears in armies. It always seems to work in the movies…: The UK Telegraph – Polish bear ‘that fought Nazis’ to be commemorated
- (EXTRA) It might have been a unicorn, or it might have been a credible witness.. Both are kinda rare..: SMR – Rumoured Unicorn Sighting Reported In Don Valley
- (EXTRA) Should space probes wear prophylactics?: AOL – Did Japan Space Probe Bring Back Alien Life?
- (EXTRA) More importantly: they *liked* it!: Discovery News – Fish Had Sex First, Fossils Suggest
- (EXTRA) News flash: we’re all related. Eventually.: The UK Telegraph – Barack Obama and Sarah Palin ‘are distant cousins’
- (EXTRA) Perhaps it is the use of owlbears by the Secret Army of Nimh..: All Africa – Namibia: Creatures Continue Nocturnal Attacks
- (EXTRA) It would be a more disturbing headline if it read “Badgers dig up human bones in kitchen”..: The UK Telegraph – Badgers dig up human bones in graveyard
- (EXTRA) Not illegal, but really quite efficient for Halloween..: KGUN9 – Bisbee field of human bones not illegal, say police
- (EXTRA) If by “English” you mean “blurry and unclear”, then I agree.. : Derbyshire Times – A very English haunting – VIDEO FOOTAGE
- (EXTRA) “We’re sorry; the party you are trying to reach is beyond the wall of spirit. Please deposit 2 copper coins to continue.”: Lincoln Journal Star – A Wesleyan ghost hunt brings closure for family who lost two in rollover
- (EXTRA) You will already know the answer before I say it, but you may also be wrong.: Psychology Today – Have Scientists Finally Discovered Evidence for Psychic Phenomena?!
- Wouldn’t we all look rather foolish if they were 100% right?: AOL News – UFO Believers (Perhaps Around the Galaxy) Celebrate Interplanetary Conclave of Light
- Well, if the UN isn’t going to do it, *someone* has to..: AOL News – Denver Voters Will Decide on Proposed E.T. Affairs Office
- (EXTRA) This explains my recent turn in health, my sudden obsession with casual curry use..: PhysOrg/UC Irvine – The spice of life: Curry’s main ingredient has more to offer than good flavor
- Mankind was quoted today as saying: “Whoops! Sorry about that.. want a smoke?”: The UK Daily Mail – Cancer ‘is purely man-made’ say scientists after finding almost no trace of disease in Egyptian mummies
- (EXTRA) A fantastic argument to never get rid of red eye in photos..: The UK Daily Mail – Girl, 2, saved by Facebook after family friend spots eye cancer in photo taken by mother
- The problem is, the “end” is a long time from now..: The UK Telegraph – Nice guys usually get the girl in the end
- (EXTRA) Research that suits this show to a “p”..: AOL News – An Inconvenient Whizz? Urine of Ancient Species Proves Useful in Climate Research
- (EXTRA) Now they’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel for research..: Wired – Bloody Gourd May Contain Beheaded King’s DNA
- (EXTRA) “Galactic waves are crested today, and if you’re swinging by the rings, make sure to tuck in the solar sails!”: AOL News – Scientists Spot Tsunamis in Saturn’s Rings
- Extras:
- (EXTRA) Delicious art!: Metro – Chocolate trains and salami rivers: Amazing Carl Warner creations
- (EXTRA) It won’t be complete until you can do it through the drive-thru..: Metro – McWeddings let couples marry in McDonald’s
- (EXTRA) We have the arrogance to believe that only current knowledge is valid, but forget how much we have simply forgotten or left untested..: American Chronicle – New ideas, ancient views may explain UFOs, odd phenomena
- (EXTRA) Got to hand it to him! Er..: Yahoo!/Reuters – Armless pianist plays with toes to win “China’s Got Talent”
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