I’ve been hearing about the positive effects of binaural beats and how they can alter your state of mind. Can listening to a strange tone for hours on end really […]

If I take a piece of pizza that’s been sitting on the table awhile and microwave it for one minute, would that kill bacteria and decrease the chance of food […]

How many years ahead of us is DARPA, technologically, and what secrets do you think they may be hiding from us? – A curious kid DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research […]

I recently read an article about a Navy SEAL sniper. The author lists possible variables that go into determining a shot, one of which is the rotation of the earth. […]

I remember a story from the 80s about lime Jell-O giving off brainwaves. When I mentioned this the other day I got into a long argument about microtubules, consciousness, and […]

I recently stumbled on the online Straight Dope and, since you seem to be the guru of all things, decided to ask a question. How many years ahead of us […]

Why does a male feel nauseous, possibly to the point of vomiting, after being struck in the genitals? Is there some sort of gonadal-gastrointestinal connection? -John and Sheri, Charlottesville Why […]

Is it true Native Americans cut off the noses of adulterous wives? Sounds like European propaganda about “savages.” -Lisa W. Evidently some did, which unarguably is savage behavior. But how […]

We recently learned a rapist was loose in our neighborhood when my roommate got an an e-mail from her school that included a link to a police sketch. This got […]

I looked up rock music’s effect on the brain and found this: “Bob Larson, a Christian minister and former rock musician, remembers that in the 70s teens would bring raw […]

What’s the effectiveness of a polygraph? Police still use them, the feds still screen applicants using polygraphs, but the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled them invalid. Surely they can’t tell […]