by Eric Flint
Catching a Cold May Produce Obesity
Research in the last few years has linked more than one of the viruses that cause the common cold to obesity in humans. The explanation, which is still theoretical, is that because these particular viruses reproduce in fat cells they have evolved the ability to stimulate the human body to create more fat cells. To learn more do an online search for the words: obesity and virus.
Bones Burnt Black
Serialization Reaches "The End"
It took nearly two years, but the November 2007 episode of The Future And You contains the final climactic installment in our serialization of the Hard SF novel, Bones Burnt Black. The show's host has not yet decided if he will begin reading another of his novels into the show.
Second Anniversary of The Future And You
The December 2007 episode of The Future And You marks the show's second anniversary.
First Anniversary of the
Alliance with Jim Baen's Universe Magazine
One year ago your host was asked to team this podcast with Jim Baen's Universe Magazine. Just two month earlier The Future And You had won the 2006 Parsec Award for "Best Speculative Fiction News Podcast."
New Movie-Documentary Claims Academia
Conspires to Suppress Intelligent Design
The writer, commentator, actor and comedian, Ben Stein (Wikipedia article) (who is often remembered for playing the economics teacher calling out the attendance roll in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off) will release a controversial new movie-documentary which claims to show a widespread conspiracy within universities and colleges to suppress any discussion of theories which oppose the theory of natural selection. The movie is titled: Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. Methods of suppression are said to go beyond ridicule, and include denial of tenure, denial of funding, even dismissal from long-held teaching positions.
Because of the emotional nature of this century-old conflict, this movie is bound to get a great deal of attention and stir a great deal of controversy. And like other controversial movie documentaries, such as those by Michael Moore and Al Gore, it's bound to make a great deal of money.
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