Mean Guys Finish First in Salary Stakes
The old saying that nice guys finish last may be true after all. New research shows that more agreeable or cooperative workers tend to have significantly lower incomes than less agreeable people or those who are boorish in nature. While the study findings also apply to women workers, the income gap is widest between the […]
Science Scanner: Humanoid Robot Wakes Up in Space
After snoozing for a couple of months in a storage bag aboard the International Space Station, Robonaut 2 (R2) finally woke up in space for the first time this past Monday. Back in February, when the space shuttle Discovery took off on its final mission, we had a piece on our radio show about some […]
Study: It’s OK to Be Fat
Despite current conventional wisdom to the contrary, a new study suggests that being fat can actually be good for you. Obese people, who are otherwise healthy, can live just as long as those who are thinner, and are less likely to die of cardiovascular causes, according to the study from Toronto’s York University, The WHO […]
Science Scanner: New Tool Jumpstarts Search for Parallel Universe
Cosmologists in London say they’ve developed a new computer algorithm which could help them find proof of a parallel universe. The concept of multiple universes is not new. The multiverse – also called the meta-universe or metaverse – is a theory that suggests the universe is actually a series of multiple or alternative universes, […]
Your Mind as the Key to Time Travel
Have you ever traveled in time? Before you say no, consider this; when you think of peanut butter, you probably also think of jelly, and then probably bread. Or, when you remember the fun you had skiing last winter, you may then also think of the hot chocolate you had afterward, what clothes you were […]
Science Scanner: Windpipe Made from Stem Cells Transplanted into Ailing Man
In what seems like the plot of a science fiction novel, researchers successfully built and transplanted a new windpipe for an Eritrean man who had a rare but deadly form of tracheal cancer. Although human tissue has been generated outside the body, the trachea transplant is a first, according to David Green of Harvard Bioscience, […]
Optimists Have Fewer Strokes
The Monty Python song, “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”, takes on new meaning with the release of a new study from the American Heart Association, which finds that having an optimistic outlook just might save your life by reducing your risk of stroke. The study is the first to discover a correlation […]
Science Scanner: Jumping on the Asteroid Belt Between Mars and Jupiter
In the first stop of its mission to explore the origins of the solar system, NASA’s space probe Dawn sent back its first close-up picture of the giant asteroid Vesta on Friday, July 15. Dawn is the very first spacecraft to orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Vesta […]
Science Scanner: Catching a Comet’s Kamikaze Move
For the first time ever, NASA has captured images of a comet flying into the sun. The occurrence is not that unusual. It even has a name; sungrazer. What makes this sighting unique is that, up to this point, no one has actually seen the end of a comet’s journey. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) […]
Science Scanner: Why Food is Like a Drug
“You can’t eat just one.” That was a slogan used by a large potato chip company years ago. Turns out, it might have been scientifically correct. Researchers in a new study say fatty but delightful snacks like chips trigger natural, marijuana-like chemicals in our bodies which make them nearly irresistible. For a long time, craving […]