Niteshift: Where Life Is Like Science Fiction

Niteshift: September 7, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:58:29 +0000

Niteshift: August 31, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:13:28 +0000

Niteshift: August 24, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:36:57 +0000

Mike Sargent interviews artist & composer The Angel.

Niteshift: August 10, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:02:42 +0000

Niteshift: August 3, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:27:00 +0000

Niteshift: July 27, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:40:25 +0000

Niteshift: July 20, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:56:23 +0000

Niteshift: July 13, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:48:52 +0000

Mike Sargent & Joe Mauceri interview Robert Kane Pappas, director of the documentary film To Age or Not To Age.

Niteshift: Clint Eastwood Special (July 6, 2010, CD Quality)

Joseph Bennett — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:46:06 +0000

Niteshift: Clint Eastwood Special (July 6, 2010)

Joseph Bennett — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:43:29 +0000

Niteshift celebrates the life, career, and music of Clint Eastwood. Features an extensive interview with film historian Richard Schickel, author of Clint: A Retrospective.

Niteshift: June 29, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:22:34 +0000

Niteshift: June 22, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:33:46 +0000

Niteshift: June 15, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:30:26 +0000

Niteshift: June 1, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:19:36 +0000

Niteshift: May 18, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:23:54 +0000

Niteshift: May 11, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:37:58 +0000

Niteshift: May 4, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:55:43 +0000

Niteshift: April 27, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:51:11 +0000

Niteshift: April 20, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:56:15 +0000

Niteshift: April 13, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:06:17 +0000

Mike Sargent interviews After.Life director Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo.

Niteshift: April 6, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:48:38 +0000

This week’s LILSF Stories:

Man marries pillow

Laser ‘punch’ could bump up fusion power

Unexplained sheep attacks ’caused by aliens in UFOs’, farmers claim

Time Lords walk among us

Backyard Bunnies Are the New Urban Chickens

Carne Diem: What meat art can tell us about life and death

James Mason says: “Thunderbird Wine Has An Unusual Flavor”

Niteshift: March 30, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:56:36 +0000

Niteshift: March 23, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:32:53 +0000

Niteshift: March 16, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:19:20 +0000

New Rocket Engine Could Reach Mars in 40 Days

Joseph Bennett — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:59:03 +0000

Future Mars outposts or colonies may seem more distant than ever with NASA’s exploration plans in flux, but the rocket technology that could someday propel a human mission to the red planet in as little as 40 days may already exist.

Niteshift: March 9, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:58:33 +0000

Niteshift: March 2, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:55:06 +0000

Niteshift: February 23, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:26:44 +0000

Niteshift: February 16, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:59:38 +0000

Niteshift: February 9, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:37:06 +0000

Niteshift: February 2, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:20:33 +0000

Niteshift: January 26, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:18:30 +0000

Niteshift: January 19, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:00:44 +0000

The dangers of a high-information diet

Joseph Bennett — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:54:40 +0000

NO ONE ever tells you how dangerous this stuff can be: they just go on pumping it out, hour after hour, day after day. You’re consuming it right now, without a clue about the possible consequences. The worst thing is, evolution has predisposed your brain to crave it as much as your body craves fat and sugar. And these days – as with fat and sugar – you can get it everywhere.

Fetal Cells Return as a Parkinson’s Cure

Joseph Bennett — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:16:19 +0000

President Franklin D. Roosevelt admonished in a 1932 commencement address that “it is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another.” FDR had the revival of a depressed U.S. economy in mind, but scientists experimenting with treating brain disorders with fetal cell transplants have taken his aphorism to heart.

Chemical in Many Consumer Plastics Linked to Heart Disease

Joseph Bennett — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:08:31 +0000

Higher concentrations of bisphenol A—a common ingredient in plastics found in products ranging from polyester to water bottles—have been linked to heart disease, according to a new follow-up study. A similar study was performed by the same team in 2008 using older data from a survey conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Voted for McCain? Your Testosterone Dipped

Joseph Bennett — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:05:58 +0000

With its winners and losers, politics is a lot like sports. Now biologists have the testosterone—or lack thereof—to prove it. Specifically, they have found that male voters who back a losing candidate experience a drop in the hormone.

Cocaine found in shuttle work area, NASA says

Joseph Bennett — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:03:23 +0000

NASA has launched an extensive investigation to determine how a small amount of cocaine ended up in a space shuttle hangar at the agency’s Florida spaceport.

Niteshift: January 12, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:00:07 +0000

How to make a liquid invisibility cloak

Joseph Bennett — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:33:59 +0000

When J. K. Rowling described Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak as “fluid and silvery”, she probably wasn’t thinking specifically about silver-plated nanoparticles suspended in water. But a team of theorists believe that using such a set-up would make the first soft, tunable metamaterial – the “active ingredient” in an invisibility device.

Ex drugs tsar creates synthetic alcohol that gives you a buzz without the hangover

Joseph Bennett — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:40:50 +0000

An alcohol substitute that gives the drinker the pleasant feelings of tipsiness without an unpleasant hangover, is being developed by researchers.

The team, led by drugs expert Professor David Nutt, has developed the drink using chemicals related to the sedative Valium.

It works on the nerves in a similar way to alcohol causing feelings of well-being and relaxation.

Niteshift: January 5, 2010

Joseph Bennett — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:51:59 +0000

Partial rebroadcast of December 23, 2003 show presented lovingly by Max Schmid; Mike Sargent interviews actor Bill Nighy.

Sea Lions Mysteriously Disappear From Pier 39

Joseph Bennett — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:21:37 +0000

Last month, marine scientists counted more than 1,500 sea lions on fabled Pier 39, a record number that delighted tourists and baffled experts. Why so many? Why were they sticking around? But now, almost all of the sea lions are gone, leaving the experts guessing where they went — and why.

Niteshift: December 29, 2009

Joseph Bennett — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:54:30 +0000

HD Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Inception

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:01:16 +0000

A contemporary science fiction tale set within the architecture of the human mind.

Sex study ruined by porn-loving men

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:33:17 +0000

Scientists had to give up on a study of pornography – because they couldn’t find any men who had not watched hardcore movies before.

Doctors to operate on ‘Tortoise Woman’

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:29:47 +0000

A Chinese woman is to have surgery to remove a 25kg tumour from her back after doctors agreed to operate for free. Sun Fengqin, 47, from Inner Mongolia – dubbed ‘Tortoise Woman’ – could not afford to pay for the operation.

Chimps Master First Step in Controlling Fire

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:25:43 +0000

Chimps remain cool under fire, possessing a near human ability to predict how wildfires spread and react accordingly.

This newfound capability of chimpanzees to understand flames might shed light on when and how our distant ancestors first learned to control fire, scientists now suggest.

Music Linked to Marijuana Use

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:24:11 +0000

Teens who listen to music that mentions marijuana are significantly more likely to use the drug, a new study finds.

The research was based on surveys with 959 ninth-graders.

“Students who listen to music with the most references to marijuana are almost twice as likely to have used the drug than their peers whose musical tastes favor songs less focused on substance use,” said University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researcher Dr. Brian Primack, who led the study.

Is Platelet-Rich Plasma an Effective Healing Therapy?

Joseph Bennett — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:20:12 +0000

Torn tendons, muscles and ligaments plague athletes in many types of sports. In attempts to help heal the wounded tissue, some athletes, both amateur and professional, have turned to platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy.