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Hey Psychics, Did You See This Coming?

The Monkey — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:42:05 +0000

Regulating Psychics? It’s About Time! British psychics are in for a rude awakening. A new set of laws may force them to prove their talents in court, or “give disclaimers describing their services as entertainment or as scientific experiments with …

Car Tires Don’t Protect You From Being Struck By Lightning

The Monkey — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:53:36 +0000

Your Car Is One of the Safest Places To Be In A Lightning Storm, But Not Because of the Rubber Tires. You may have heard this one before. Some say the safest place to be during a lightning storm is …

Sabermetrics Debunk Traditional Baseball Strategy

The Monkey — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:14:54 +0000

What if you managed your own real life baseball team? Draft your own players, decide the batting order, and make play by play decisions during games. Would you have your players stealing bases? Would you spend big bucks on a …

Think You’ve Seen A Ghost? Just Turn Out The Lights

The Monkey — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:24:10 +0000

Are you one of many Americans who believe they’ve experienced the presence of a ghost? Your own brain could be deceiving you. I am not referring to intelligence or alertness, but the electrical inner-workings of the brain. Electrical interference could …