Heymatt: I’ve been watching my crazy cat and was wondering if animals have mental illnesses like people do. We get schizophrenia and paranoia and other things. Are animals vulnerable to them too? Sometimes I wonder …
October 20, 2010
Straight from the Hip
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Animals and Mental Illness, Ants Eat Toenail Clippings?
How 3D TV works
Heymatt: I’ve gotten to wondering, how does 3D TV work? I’ve never seen it, but I’m having a hard time figuring out how it would work. — Bob S., Tierrasanta Bob S. has been bathing …
October 13, 2010
Where the term "carhop" came from
Howdy, Matt: My mom says that when she was a teenager she worked as a carhop. She said she wore roller skates for her job, but she couldn’t tell me why she was called a …
October 13, 2010
Multitasking Myth Dispelled, Recycled Paper
Hey, Matt: I want some information on multitasking. Everybody seems to be able to do it. Sometimes I’m on my computer and texting and doing my homework at the same time. How does my brain …
October 6, 2010
Country-Western Music Brings Sadness? Outhouses with Crescent Moon Windows
Matthew: You’d better help me or I’m in bad shape. My dad absolutely loves old-time country-western music, and he blasts it all over the house all day long. I don’t even know their names, but …
September 29, 2010
Frozen Beer, As Crows Fly, 3D Fireworks
Howdy, Matt: The other day I had a couple of brews that I’d left out and they were warm, so I put them in the freezer to hurry up the cold. These were beers in …
September 15, 2010
Sleep Recommendations for Children, Sayings that Refer to Animals
Heymatt: My kids like nothing more than sleeping. They can sleep maybe 12 hours a night. On school days they have to go to bed really early, and it’s almost impossible for me to get …
September 8, 2010
The Pill for Men, Human Cannonball
Dear Matt: What’s happening with the birth-control pill for men? I keep hearing about it every once in a while, but then nothing happens. Why is it so difficult to make one? It didn’t take …
September 1, 2010
Handedness, Oxygen's Discovery
Heymatt: If most people are right-handed, I was wondering why. I couldn’t think of a good reason for that, so is there one? I’m sure your science guys can let me know. I’m a leftie, …
August 25, 2010
Vampire Diet, More on Memory
Mattzilla: I’ve looked at a lot of career choices, and it seems to me that being a vampire would suit me pretty well. One thing has me a little confused, though. Could I survive as …
August 18, 2010
Baby Memory, TV Ad Volume
Heymatt: This is a really hard thing for me to believe. My friend says she remembers being born. She says she has dreams about being in a real dark place and then being pushed along …
August 4, 2010