Dec 15th, 2008 · People who promote energy efficiency are starting to realize that it may take more than high prices to get consumers to change their habits. As a result, they are turning to "social marketers" to get people to consume energy more conservatively.
Nov 28th, 2008 · Devin Friedman, a senior correspondent for GQ magazine and a self-described "nice white boy," wanted to break the bonds of what he calls accepted self-segregation. After realizing he didn't have any black friends, he posted an ad on Craigslist.
Nov 27th, 2008 · Japanese zookeepers brought a male polar bear to spend time with a female polar bear. They often played together. But they didn't get along in the way that the zoo was hoping. Only later did the breeders notice a problem. Polar bears of both sexes have relatively long hair. Which is why it took the zoo several months to realize that the male polar bear is actually a female.
Nov 12th, 2008 · This week, we are presenting a radio comic strip about the new economy. In part three, a husband and wife go through their expenses over the past year and suddenly realize that they could have saved thousands if they stuck to things they actually needed.
Nov 4th, 2008 · Neurologist Carolyn Bernstein, co-author (with journalist Elaine McArdle) of The Migraine Brain, estimates that 30 million Americans suffer from migraines — and that most sufferers don't realize they have the condition.
Oct 6th, 2008 · Cleverly packaged U.S. sub prime mortgages have contaminated economies around the world. European countries were among the first to realize that hundreds of billions of dollars in toxic mortgage securities were woven into their assets. Will the United States' place in the global economy survive?
Sep 26th, 2008 · This report should remind you not to leave your suspcious packages lying around. The bomb squad raced to Philadelphia's baseball park. They responded to a report of three mysterious packages. Only after they exploded the packages did they realize the heavily wrapped items were hot dogs. They had been used as props in a commercial for the Phildelphia Phillies. The suspicious items had last been handled by the team mascot, the Phillie Phanatic.
Sep 11th, 2008 · An opinion poll released Wednesday by the BBC World Service suggests people in 22 countries would prefer Barack Obama as president by a margin of 4 to 1 over Republican rival John McCain. But some observers say many Europeans don't realize that Obama will be under the same constraints as any American president.