Science

Why do you think they call it dope junk food, kid?

Scientists have finally confirmed what the rest of us have suspected for years: Bacon, cheesecake, and other delicious yet fattening foods may be addictive.

Remember Reynolds, Ind.? Gov. Mitch Daniels in 2005 touted it as BioTown USA, the state's first project to make a community "produce enough energy to be self-sufficient." It hasn't quite gone as planned:

Just whittlin' away here while the world goes by faster and faster. First there was Earth Day. Now, for those with short attention spans:

Icons including the Great Pyramids, the Eiffel Tower and China's Forbidden City will be plunged into darkness on Saturday as millions take part in "Earth Hour", a rolling grassroots movement aimed at tackling climate change.

Another astounding finding from the Well, Duh Institute:

Men become accident prone at the sight of a beautiful woman, scientists said yesterday.

Research shows that just looking at an attractive female makes them more likely to indulge in 'physical risk-taking' which results in embarrassing failure or even injury.

Further proof that we should take what "the experts" say with, well, a grain of salt:

For all the talk about the growing menace of sodium in packaged foods, experts aren't even sure that Americans today are eating more salt than they used to.

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Another important study from the Institute of the Obvious:

Being happy and staying positive may help ward off heart disease, a study suggests.

US researchers monitored the health of 1,700 people over 10 years, finding the most anxious and depressed were at the highest risk of the disease.

They could not categorically prove happiness was protective, but said people should try to enjoy themselves.

Man, talk about a room with a view. Of all the things I regret I'll miss on account of having been born too soon, this is at

The psychiatric employment plan. If they keep finding and labeling new conditions, they'll never run out of patients!

Lost  the remote control and can't be bothered to get up to change the channel on the TV? Don't worry, you're not lazy, you simply have sluggish cognitive tempo disorder.

Or maybe you're prone to a bit of a tantrum when you misplace the car keys? Possibly a sign of intermittent explosive disorder.

Last week I did a post on the "mixed bag" of President Obama's commitment to outer space as reflected in his proposed buget and suggested a wait-and-see attitude, given that a lot of the initial reaction from my fellow space enthusiasts was positive. Now, here's columnist Charles Krauthammer with the other side:

This Indiana University professor doesn't think much of the democratic process:

"No matter how often President Obama pleads for it, bipartisanship has become a joke. So, while the two sides continue this ridiculous game, Rome -- read: the planet -- is burning."