Clever Stuff

I have got so many links marked "for post", the list grows over day like Hanuman's tail when Lanka burned. So I will change the way I give the links here- sorry, this could be boring. Please put up with this for some time.

I will think of something else, sooner or later :)

1. "AFFAIRS CAN DAMAGE A GOOD MARRIAGE"- Nick Hornby reads what is on the back of a London Taxi Receipt- Nick Hornby Diary

2. Kenyan Students invent a bicycle pedal charger- BBC

3. It is neither genes nor environment but interaction- "Nature? Nurture? Child Development Scientists Say Neither"- Science Daily

4. Stress is sickness: "Starve A Fever, Feed A Cold, Don't Be Stressed"- Science Daily

5. A new system called Vanish puts an expiry date on electronic text- try it on your emails- EurekAlert

6. Our grandmothers were right- we are what our mothers ate: what the pregnant mother eats determines the child's subsequent health- EurekAlert

7. Is it good or bad that you can now make tyres out of trees?- they cost less, perform better and save on fuel and energy- EurekAlert

8. Healthy lifestyle is, well, healthy- "Men who exercised regularly, drank moderately, did not smoke, who were not overweight and had a diet that included cereal and fruits and vegetables had a lower lifetime risk of heart failure", reports EurekAlert

9. You are not only what your mother ate- Air Pollution dumbs down your IQ- EurekAlert

10. Speaking of families, what is the worth of mementos? It is to do with how they fit into what they do: sounds dull, but could come handy for somebody- Science Daily