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Cats tend to purr when they're happy, but pleasure isn't the only reason for this behavior. And they aren't the only animals who purr. Find out why and how cats and other animals purr in this episode of BrainStuff.

Marc Pachter has conducted live interviews with some of the most intriguing characters in recent American history as part of a remarkable series created for the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. He reveals the secret to a great interview and shares extraordinary stories of talking with Steve Martin, Clare Booth Luce and more.

A study in the journal Angewandte Chemie that looked at the varnish used in Stradivarius instruments found nothing unusual, leading the researchers to conclude that Stradivari was just a master craftsman who had no secret ingredients unknown to other instrument-makers. Steve Mirsky reports

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This week we talk about Paranormal Activity and the Horror Genre, look at what's In The News, and check out Never Enough by Joe McGinniss. Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet). Intro -- Sitcom by Five Eyed Hand. Bumpers -- Baby Blue by Rachel Pearl. Outro -- The Call by Tommy T.

Tonight on Whispers we will be broadcast live on remote at the Market House Bar Grill on Kruger St. in Elm Grove, WV from 5:30 to 7:30! Come out and join us! Note: The recording is pretty rough. We were on a remote and lacked the attachment to record direct to my computer. We should have it next week, but this week the station recorded it from a radio to a computer and, well, it sucks but you can hear us at least Tonight’s guest is Robert Murch. Robert Murch is an expert on the Ouija board. Robert has worked with DreamWorks Studios as their Ouija consultant on the movie What Lies Beneath, and was contacted by the producers of the movies Sugar Spice and Drive Thru as well. He has made appearances on The Travel Channel, MTV, the BBC, Australian radio, U. S. radio, and consulted on A E’s Paranormal State. He has also been featured in articles published in the Associated Press, USA Today, CNN.com, ABCNews.com and various local newspapers.We will be discussing the history of the Ouija board with him, as well as much of the myths, legends and perceptions surrounding it. Show notes are here.

Marc Pachter has conducted live interviews with some of the most intriguing characters in recent American history as part of a remarkable series created for the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. He reveals the secret to a great interview and shares extraordinary stories of talking with Steve Martin, Clare Booth Luce and more.

Andrew Hessel (biologist, author and co-founder of the Pink Army Cooperative) is today's featured guest. Topics: how new drugs have been developed during the last few decades; why these processes cost so much; and how it may be possible to use open source techniques to develop new drugs faster, cheaper, better, and targeted for patients individually. This is the focus of the Pink Army Cooperative. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the December 9, 2009 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 23 minutes] (This interview was recorded on October 4, 2009 at the Singularity Summit in New York City.) Andrew Hessel, is a consulting biologist and author interested in synthetic biology and open source biology. He advocates the use of open source for writing DNA code. In software development, open source has led to robust code, highly skilled developer communities, and non-monopolistic pricing â in other words, good things for end users. If the same results can be achieved in genome engineering, open source could potentially create a more diversified and sustainable biotechnology industry. He earned his MSc. in bacterial genomics from the University of Calgary in 1995. He joined the Amgen Institute, a 120 person research facility located in Toronto, Canada, where he facilitated dozens of advanced research projects involving microarrays, genetic sequence analysis, and data mining. Today, the Institute, no longer affiliated with Amgen, is known as the Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research. In 2002, he cofounded Miikana Therapeutics and helped create the virtual business model they successfully used. Miikana was sold to Entremed in December, 2005 for $21 million plus milestones. Since 2003, he has worked to raise awareness about the potential benefits of synthetic biology and open source biology. His efforts have been supported by the University of Oklahoma, the University of Toronto, MIT, and most recently, the Alberta Ingenuity Fund. His ongoing goal is to help create an open source biotechnology company that specializes in individually personalized cancer therapeutics.

AT where the default setting is everyone http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091209/facebook-rolls-out-new-privacy-settings-encourages-users-to-abandon-privacy/ Apple tablet set for spring launch? http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/12/09/apple-tablet-set-for-spring-launch/ Two major publishers to hold back e-books http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704825504574584372263227740.html AT I think of pirates as a marketplace http://kotaku.com/5421466/ea-ceo-i-think-of-pirates-as-a-marketplace U.S. no longer leading the world in spam http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/12/08/2042253/US-No-Longer-Leading-the-World-In-Spam AOL Time Warner splits after near 10-year marriage http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8403302.stm Freaky Norwegian sky circles causing a ruckus http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3238877 This year s Best of 2009 episode is going to be entirely listener-submitted. So be a part of this listener created experience: Clip out your favorite moments from any episode published in 2009. Export your clip as an MP3 of at least 128kbp. Email the clip to buzz@cnet.com. Subject: Best of 2009 Episode #### . Deadline for submissions is Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. Please hurry! And with enough people pitching in 2-3 clips, we should end up with an awesome clips show. Listener co-host Want to talk with us on this year s listener co-host show? These interviews will be recorded Monday, December 21 from 3-4pm PT. Email buzz@cnet.com, subject Listener Co-host , and include your name, contact number where you can be reached for the interview (landline preferred), and we will compile the list and select four people for the show. VOICE MAIL James Carroll on the Amazon Shoppes in the High Street E-MAIL Hey BOL In episode 1120 you guys discussed the possibility of an Amazon retail store or pick-up delivery service, and was surprised you guys failed to mention that, if Amazon were to open a physical retail store, this would force them to charge tax on all products, whether it be in-store or online. Don t keep your hopes up for this service, as paying taxes on amazon would downplay the service. Keep up the good work, Eric *********** Ok, so the Joojoo looks like an interesting piece of hardware. I m not really excited about such a single-purpose device, but what if they put Chrome on it? I may be missing some details here, but isn t Chrome almost custom written for a device like this? Maybe if Chrome got some really useful extensions once it was released, and the Joojoo can run it well, then the Joojoo could be a little more useful. Of course I love the show. Garret *********** Hey Buzzers, First off, let me say that I too thought that QR codes were a tad silly when I first blogged about the QR iPhone app. After learning about how they are used, though, I definitely gained some appreciation. Here are some examples you may find meaningful: - QR codes are widely used in Japan, slapped all over all kinds of items and attached to posters (big enough, you could snap them from a sizable distance?). - Added information about food products could be encoded. Maybe a program could scan in each item as you buy it and help you manage a diet. - Essentially any info that could be encoded in an RFID tag could also be put into QR. The upside? Most phones have a camera, few have an RF reader. In the few organic experiences I have had with this technology I have found it to be at least interesting, if not useful, and I would absolutely love to see shops start posting up little Google Me stickers in the windows. Especially places that are harder to nail down on manual searches. Love the show! Jimmy the Microbiologist *********** Buzz, I think it s interesting that the NY Times and the Washington Post are going in the opposite direction as the WSJ to actually encourage Google to aggregate their content in a more presentable way for web browsers. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/08/AR2009120802319_pf.html Google, Washington Post and N.Y. Times create news tool

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Yahoo has a new program to spread kindness. But Cooley hates it. Why? There's no app for that. We also discover the true meaning of holiday hate when Tom and Brian fight over the rights of the customer when shopping. And we review the JooJoo and Boxee. And Natali lets on that she hates Brooklyn. At least when Brooklyn has no food. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) Episode 1121 Boxee Beta is cleaner, better, still closed http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-10410159-250.html And Boxee Box will launch next year for $200 http://www.gearlog.com/2009/12/200_boxee_box_based_on_d-link.php Hands on with JooJoo http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-10410960-250.html Google introduces real-time search http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/12/google-introduces-real-time-search-google-goggles/ Google introduces Favorite Place info using QR Codes http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/google-goggles-brings-visual-search-to-android-favorite-places/ http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/explore-whole-new-way-to-window-shop.html Google Chrome for Mac finally in beta http://www.google.com/chrome and extensions arrive https://chrome.google.com/extensions CRIA faces $6 Billion lawsuit http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/12/07/1917245/CRIA-Faces-60-Billion-Lawsuit http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/artists-lawsuit-major-record-labels-are-the-real-pirates.ars Vevo set to launch tonight http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/business/media/08vevo.html Microsoft EnticeCube is like a Google Search of regular people http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10410340-56.html Sony Reader store gets name change and goes to all ePub format http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/sony-reader-store-goes-100-epub-on-friday/ New digital publishing venture boasts access to 144 million-plus audience; squires talks http://paidcontent.org/article/419-new-digital-publishing-venture-boasts-access-to-144-million-plus-audien/ Yahoo s random acts of kindness set http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=428759 Branson unveils next step toward space flights http://news.cnet.com/8301-19514_3-10410601-239.html Voice mail Thomas in Columbus why he doesn t buy online from Best Buy Mark from Philly online ordering frustration E-mail Hola Buzzito s In episode 1120 you guys discussed the use of a physical Amazon store as a pick up facility. I would definitely use this service as I am a college student and my textbooks are often cheaper on Amazon.com however book lists often come out too late for me to wait for shipping. The presence of a pick up facility would save me some money and I m sure drive down the cost of books at my school s bookstore (run by the big bad Barnes and Noble, seriously where s my Nook). Love the show keep up the good work j.carter ********** Best Of 2009 submissions! This year s Best of 2009 episode is going to be entirely listener submitted. So be a part of this listener created experience: Clip out your favorite moments from any episode published in 2009. Export your clip as an MP3 of at least 128kbp. Email the clip to buzz@cnet.com. Subject: Best of 2009 Episode ####. Deadline for submissions is Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. Please hurry! And with enough people pitching in 2-3 clips, we should end up with an awesome clips show.

As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his "Cosmic Perspective" on dark matter. Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Additional funding is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0229297. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. For more fun science stories, visit our website at pbs.org/nova/sciencenow

As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his "Cosmic Perspective" on finding water on other planets. Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Additional funding is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0229297. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. For more fun science stories, visit our website at pbs.org/nova/sciencenow

As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his "Cosmic Perspective" on coming to our senses. Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Additional funding is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0229297. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. For more fun science stories, visit our website at pbs.org/nova/sciencenow

As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his "Cosmic Perspective" on the Northern Lights. Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Additional funding is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0229297. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. For more fun science stories, visit our website at pbs.org/nova/sciencenow

As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his "Cosmic Perspective" on the search for other planets. Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Additional funding is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0229297. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. For more fun science stories, visit our website at pbs.org/nova/sciencenow

Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks has come across plenty of odd stories while studying the human brain, but none are quite as mysterious as that of his colleague, Tony Cicoria. In 1994, Cicoria was struck by lightning, and developed a sudden, inexplicable passion for playing and writing piano music. In this podcast, hear Sacks describe Cicoria's transformation. Podcast produced by David Levin. Original interview by Dempsey Rice/Daughter One productions. Music by The New You. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. To learn more, go to pbs.org/nova/musicminds

As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his "Cosmic Perspective" on the element carbon. Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Additional funding is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0229297. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. For more fun science stories, visit our website at pbs.org/nova/sciencenow