Hirschfield and Kula - Radio Show June 27, 2009

This week on Intelligent Talk Radio, Twittering Life's Most Important Moments: Twitter is an internet messaging system which facilitates immediate exchange and nearly instantaneous communication from your phone or computer to those tuned in. It has become a powerful new technology, which now has had a role in the unrest of Iran. What can we capture in 140 characters? The potential of greater communication reflects a deep human need to communicate effectively and immediately. Dr. John M Grohol, Founder and CEO of Psychcentral.com offers his opinion on where this new technology may be heading and what it means for our current social conventions.

Also, Cancer and Men: Alarming details have emerged in a study from Great Britain about the lifestyles of men in our society. The study shows men are 60% more likely to develop forms of cancer that both men and women are susceptible to. Furthermore, once having these cancers, men are 70% more likely to die from them. However, the study also shows this is not a function biologically of being a man or a woman. It is behavior related. What does "being a man" have to do with the lifestyle and norms men fall into. What behavioral changes do men need to make to confront this issue, address it and treat it? Listen Below.