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The Spiderwick Chronicles, based on a best-selling novel for young people, has no doubt been eagerly awaited by the book's fans, which will most likely be pleased by the filmmakers' visualization of the story's many goblins, fairies, sprites and othe
Do you think kids don't pay attention these days? There could be some scientific evidence of that, as Don and Ya?l discuss in this Moment of Science. Don: Kids these days! They have no respect. They don't know the value of a dollar. They can't pay at
When you hear the term, computer geek, what image immediately pops into mind? Is the geek in your mind's eye a woman? Probably not. There's a reason the stereotype of the computer geek is almost always depicted as male. Around the world, significantl
Is a fever always bad? That's the question for this Moment of Science. Don: [COUGHING] Y: Sounds like you have a bad cold, Don. D: [COUGHING] Y: Do you need some cough medicine? D: Nope. Y: Tylenol?? D: No thanks. Y: Don't you want anything to help y
Suspension bridges such as the Golden Gate Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge are some of the most amazing structures on earth. These aesthetic and technological wonders span rivers, and other obstacles with enough strength to support endless streams of
In this Moment of Science Don and Yael discuss more evidence of the dangers of talking on cell phones--hands-free or not--while driving. D: It's time for a new feature on our show, called I Got the Data. This is where I say something that a smart-ale
Don: It's time once again for one of those Moments of Science that we like to call Never Thought to Ask.Our never thought to ask question for the day is: Why is the earth round? Ya?l: Why is the earth round? I never thought to ask that. D: Of course
Time for the mail bag. Let's see what we have. Dear A Moment of Science. Are aliens going to eat us? Signed, Frightened. Well, Frightened, that's more of a science fiction question. But science does have something to say here, and sometimes purely im
When you think about inventions that have radically changed human existence, what comes to mind? Probably the wheel, the printing press, maybe the refrigerator and definitely personal computers. Then there are those more mundane things that we rarely
Dear Annie: My daughter allows her 8-year-old son to stay up late at night, watch adult TV and eat lots of sweets. She strongly resents any suggestion that this is not a good thing. The 15-year-old son spends a vast amount of time text messaging, lis
Thinking of Juno as just a teenage comedy would be a truly patronizing misstep. The movie centers on the emotional uncertainties of a 16-year-old girl, transforming an outwardly mundane storyline into something extraordinarily affecting and laugh-out
Investors in Taiwan looking for the next big thing are setting their sights on Hualien, snapping up hotels in the eastern county in the hopes of striking gold after the highly anticipated arrival of mainland Chinese tourists. Hualien is famed for its
Last month, our English Department invited a local radio star to deliver a public lecture on the topic of media influence on society. He described the tug of war that has been going on in recent years between newspapers on real live paper (my words f
Computers are great tools, but they can also be mystifying. Sometimes a program will just stop working correctly for no apparent reason. It could just be a random glitch that can be solved by restarting the machine. But sometimes the solution is not
In this Moment of Science Don gives Ya?l a neat trick to play on her brain. You might want to try it, too. D: Here's a simple demonstration you can do with cool implications. Find a large object that is brightly colored--let's make it a green door. S
Yael: Good news, Don, I think I've finally mastered schmoozing with strangers. Don: You have? Y: It all has to do with what scientists call trait transference, the process through which observers deduce facts about other people based on the things th
You've told your kids to put away their toys, put on their pajamas, and brush their teeth, but when you check on them later, they still haven't done all of these things. When you ask them why, they tell you they forgot. In fact, they use this excuse
The ladies who meet regularly in a museum cafe in Cologne skip the gossip and get straight down to haiku, an ultra-brief poetry style that has spread from Japan around the globe. Cologne's haiku workshop, held at the Museum of East Asian Art, often h
Dear Annie: I am 24 years old and in considerable debt due to my mother. I didn't want to press charges, so I'm struggling to pay it off. I am planning to be married next year, and my fianc is helping me financially. Despite the situation, my mother
Don is anticipating a career in comedy, but Yael pretty well quashes his ambition. D: Ya?l, I've been thinking lately that maybe I should go into stand-up comedy. Y: What on earth gave you that idea? D: I've noticed that I seem to make a lot of peopl