Bug Off Malaria! A naturally occurring substance found in human skin could be a viable alternative to mosquito repellent. Scientists have discovered a group of compounds that block mosquitoes from being able to see humans. It would basically create an “invisibility cloak” to guard against deadly mosquito bites. Human tests showed a human hand inserted into…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Emma Colton A NASA probe snapped a picture of one of Saturn’s moons that looks a lot like a flying saucer. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft snapped a photo of the moon, Pan, from just 15,268 miles away. This image is the closest picture ever taken of Pan. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Wind energy isn’t nearly as environmentally friendly as most green groups claim, journalist Matt Ridley wrote in The Spectator Friday. Ridley notes wind turbines generate far less energy than environmentalists like to claim. “You may have got the impression from announcements like that, and from the obligatory pictures of wind…
Bill Maher invited Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism to discuss the Boston bombers psychology behind the attacks. Levin started out by claiming that all faiths are equally bad but Maher countered immediately saying: “I mean, there’s only one faith, for example, that kills you or wants to kill…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett The top lobbyist for crop-dusters is warning the proliferation of unmarked wind turbines in recent years pose a huge risk to thousands of pilots flying over farms every day. Crashing into wind turbines has killed at least four crop-duster pilots in the U.S. since 2003, including one…
Separate gender roles strongly associated with happier, more stable marriages In an expansive and fascinating New York Times piece yesterday, psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb put some challenging questions to a modern doctrine. Gottlieb pointed to some compelling research to suggest that – contrary to many peoples’ stated preference for gender equality – couples are happiest when men and…
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