All Blog Posts from Fast Draw

Swine Flu fears are growing. Flu shots are coming. Parents are watching their children's' temperatures. Public health officials are bracing for a wicked flu season. The nation is on alert for the invisible threat of flu viruses.

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Boycott Tawdry Dunces - If you’re looking for immortality take out a pencil or pen and create a word people will use forever. (Just try to do it without killing anyone). Here's how some other people did it. Click here for the story.

Serving Up The Ugly Truth - Wimbledon organizers admit female tennis players’ looks matter more than skills when it comes to where they play. Click here for the story.

Try This At Home - But don’t be surprised if it doesn’t work. Creative fix-it solutions to inspire your inner MacGyver. Click here for the story.

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Fuelish Beliefs - A new study is shattering assumptions about fuel efficiency and the environmental impact of different kinds of transportation. Turns out taking a commuter train across Boston is
linked to more greenhouse emissions than traveling the same distance in
a jumbo jet.
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story.

The Fast Draw uncovered something similar in "Hybrid Cars." Check it out at:
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Pro-Government - There are islands of relative prosperity in the nation's sea of recessionary woes. A common trait among these counties according to a new analysis: At least 15 percent of the work force is employed by the government. Federal aid in a very effective form - but does it offer long-term solutions or new problems?
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Curveballs - A psychologist has unlocked the secret to why curve balls are so hard for batters to hit. There's a tricky transition from central to peripheral vision that makes it look like curve balls change direction. No word on what happens with the split-finger fastball.
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Vice And Virtue - A Harvard study found major health insurance companies own more than $4 billion in tobacco company stock. Why would companies that exist to better the health of citizens (and make money) invest in one of the most dangerous legal products?
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In A Sound Studio Far, Far Away - Some of the secrets behind the sounds of Star Wars. Ben Burtt's creative genius transformed an elephant into tie fighters, hammers into lasers.
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President Obama spoke strongly in support of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Josh Landis and Mitch Butler of The Fast Draw have a crash course in Mideast geo-politics, watch the video now...

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Most of us wish we could squeeze more hours into our sleep and ditch the caffeine. Mitch Butler and Josh Landis switched to decaf to find out what's really happening when we close our eyes.

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While the world waits to see if the swine flu will become an pandemic, The Fast Draw's Mitch Butler and Josh Landis make the point that microorganisms do a lot more good than harm.

About a decade ago, bankers discovered a new, useful way to turn debt into an asset they could buy and sell. Josh Landis and Mitch Butler explain all the hot air in "debt balloons."

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The human ear can listen to a variety of sounds, but some go unheard. As Josh Landis and Mitch Butler report, we may want to thank Mother Nature for keeping some of her sounds silent.