Public Health
Bed Bug Confidential: An Expert Explains How to Defend against the Dreaded Pests
Everything you ever wanted to know about bed bugs but were afraid to ask
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Neuroscience
Can A Middle-Aged Neophyte Make It to Carnegie Hall?
A psychologist takes up guitar in his late 30s and becomes a working exemplar of the brain's inherent plasticity
Fitness
How Has Stephen Hawking Lived Past 70 with ALS?
An expert on Lou Gehrig's disease explains what we know about this debilitating condition and how Hawking has beaten the odds
Technology
North Korea's Nukes: Does the Death of Kim Jong-il Mean Trouble for the U.S.?
We talk to an international arms expert about North Korea's uncertain power shift and its impact on the country's nuclear chess game
Biology
What Is Propofol--and How Could It Have Killed Michael Jackson?
The King of Pop's doctor, Conrad Murray, is on trial for involuntary manslaughter, but could propofol alone have caused MJ's death? Harvard anesthesiologist Beverly Philip explains what gives this drug such lethal potential...
Health
Medical Mystery: How Can Some People Hear Their Own Eyeballs Move?
A disorder of the inner ear called superior canal dehiscence syndrome causes every sound within the body to be amplified, even the movement of one's eyeballs, all the time. Sounds strange, but it is true (and treatable)...
Technology
Can Mobile Phone Networks Be Improved to Better Cope with Emergencies?
Cell coverage can be spotty immediately following events like this week's earthquake, rendering many handsets useless for contacting family and friends. New technologies may provide a solution...
The Sciences
Why Was the Virginia Earthquake Felt So Widely?
Earthquakes are not rare in the eastern half of North America, and when big ones happen they are felt far and wide
Mind & Brain
Egotist Rex: Are a Dictator's Defiant Statements Indicative of Self-Delusion?
For months Col. Muammar Qadhafi has resisted the popular rebellion in Libya, making a series of strong and sometimes bizarre statements along the way
The Sciences
Can Math Beat Financial Markets?
Mathematical models help assess risk, but woe betide those who think math can predict stock market gains and losses
