Science writer, outdoor adventurer, pilot and author Jeff Wise talks with us about his new book Extreme Fear: The Science of Your Mind in Danger, including busting a few myths about the subject and if there’s more to fearing fear itself.

Groundhog Day is upon us once again. Seems like deja vu all over again, doesn’t it, especially now that Groundhog Day is upon us once again.

Always nice to see a local make it to the national stage.
[January 31, 2010] Actor and Salisbury resident Rip Torn was arrested Friday night after breaking into a Salisbury bank intoxicated, while carrying a loaded handgun …
Source: Register-Citizen

Well, well, well … talk about unbridled excitement.
[January 30, 2010] A young horse was rescued after falling into an old well on the property of a Litchfield riding stable …
Source: Register-Citizen

This never happens to Grant and Jason.
[January 29, 2010] An Enfield man was arrested for allegedly stealing a $2,200 thermal-imaging camera from the Enfield Paranormal Society …
Source: NBC 30

Maybe operating under the theory, “It never hurts to ask”?
[January 28, 2010] A Bethel man accused of rape tried to convince a judge in Litchfield Superior Court that the state owes him $2.5 trillion because of logistical and procedural errors that occurred during his arrest …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American

March madness?
[January 27, 2010] A Norwalk man was arrested for threatening his wife with a knife after he discovered she cancelled their ESPN …
Source: NBC 30

Which is too bad because the poor woman doesn’t have a face or hands.
[January 26, 2010] Chimp attack victim Charla Nash was told that she is not currently a candidate for face and hand transplants because her injuries were too severe …
Source: Hartford Courant

Last week, we were talking about mummies in Connecticut. This week we follow the trail of another classic monster through the state — the werewolf. And no, not the ones who fight with sparkly vampires.

Dang! And we were going to exhibit it here in the spacious Damned Connecticut offices, too.
[January 23, 2010] Christie’s auction house is canceling the upcoming auction for a skull from Yale’s Skull & Bones society …
Source: NBC 30