Lead Story More than a half-million children in the U.S. take antipsychotic medicines and (reported The New York Times in September) “(e)ven the most reluctant (doctors) encounter a marketing juggernaut […]
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The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams, crossword by Matt Jones, News of The Weird
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Is a humanlike robot even possible?
Do you think creating a humanlike robot is possible? If so, how many years might it take? -Debbie, Jakarta, Indonesia Anything is possible, Debbie. The question is whether it’s likely. […]
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Your Ebonics news
Professional Training Required The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced in August that it had contract work for up to 2,100 language specialists to transcribe wiretaps, with immediate needs in the […]
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Can a nuke plant withstand a tornado?
Recently an outbuilding at a nuclear power plant received a glancing blow from a tornado. Fortunately no real harm was done, but it started me wondering: are nuclear power plants […]
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Updates & recurring themes
Updates • The Yaohnanen tribe on the South Pacific island of Tanna believe their true ancestral god is Britain’s Prince Philip (based on photographs of him with the queen during […]
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Alcohol in your cupcake: Effective?
I read a letter to Dear Abby from someone who had served cupcakes made with Kahlua liqueur. Abby said enough alcohol remained to affect someone with alcohol sensitivity. In my […]
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Neo-Nazi redemption stories
Lead Story A recent surge of neo-Nazism in several countries — including, improbably, Israel, and Mongolia (where some dark-skinned natives are rabidly anti-Chinese) — has generally been denounced, but Corinna […]