Today's Math behind the News with Larry Shiller

Birth order and intelligence. Is there a connection?

Into space and back is risky business, for both astronauts and lovers

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is no longer a Republican. Some would argue he never was. Does it matter?

The Democrats are looking for RNC emails to show violations of the Presidential Records Act

Somehow Tiger Woods failed to win the U.S. Open yesterday, despite needing just a birdie on the last hole to force a tie

Americans will spend $10 billion on gifts for dads this year, on a holiday that has only been official for 35 years

Lead used to be our friend. We used it in paint, gasoline, and glassware. Then we learned it is a toxin. Is there anything else we should be concerned about?

Custom Cleaners lost DC Administrative Judge Roy Pearson's pants. It may end up being very good for business.

Certain cicadas come back every 17 years. That seems pretty random. Or is it?

Paris Hilton's eyes are really brown (she wears blue contact lenses). Just what species have real blue eyes?

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed working with the US to use a radar base in Azerbaijan for missile defense

NASA has cleared the Shuttle Atlantis for launch tomorrow. What are the chances it will fly?

When a day has the same number for both month and day it is a Match Day. For Match Day, June 6th is Connect Day, where we try to make connections between seemingly disparate events.

A Piper Seneca crashed while attempting to land in Upland, CA, and a Cessna Citation jet crashed in Lake Michigan five minutes after takeoff.

Paris Hilton went to jail today. How does she stack up against other criminals?