After 10 months of cycling and traveling by other means 14,000 kilometers halfway across the world, two young British men completed their incredible challenge last month with a climb to the top of the tallest building in the world－Taipei 101. The m...
Don: I have the weirdest looking mole under my arm. Yael: Hold it. Put that arm back down. I don't want to see your weird mole. Why don't you just tell me what's weird about it? D: Well, it's not a round dot like my other moles, but more like a flesh...
It's time once again for the Moment of Science Pop Quiz. Ready? Here goes. Do birds have teeth? Sure, you can laugh, but what's the answer? No? Maybe? Have you ever looked? In fact, the correct answer is: not any more. Some modern day birds have ridg...
Amoment of crime scene investigation Ya?l: Hi Don, what are you... Don: Shh! I'm watching my favorite TV police drama: Crime Lab! Y: Oh, cool. Hey, what's that guy doing? D: Y'know Ya?l, you do have the right to remain silent... Y: Why is he spraying...
The recent violence against African migrant workers in South Africa has shocked and saddened the world. All over the world in fact, local people are blaming migrant workers for lost jobs. In Taiwan, the debate over the issue of migrant workers has be...
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...
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...
Dear Annie: My 15-year-old son, Denny, has always been a handful. I am a single mother and try to keep an eye on him. I don't allow Denny to go to a friend's house unless there is a parent home. Recently, he visited a girl while her parents were home...
Not getting enough sleep can affect you in more ways than you might expect, as Yael and Don discuss in this Moment of Science. Y: Today, on a Moment of Science, we're conducting an experiment on sleep deprivation. On my right, we have my friend Bob,...
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...
