John Hughes writes to Alison Byrne Fields: a beautiful friendship of a wonderful man- we'll know when we get there
Would four day week become the norm?- The 17,000 employees in Utah who participated in the experiment love the extra day off (workers spent 10 hours per day at work four days per week), and the state has saved $1.8 million since May- Lifehacker
Officials in an English town that annually spends $66,7000 cleaning up graffiti say they are offering a class for children to improve their spray can technique.- Odd News - UPI.com
Statisticians can earn $125,000 in their first year after getting a doctorate.- NYT > Most E-Mailed
The truth about Grit- via Mind Hacks They say that grit means you struggle in the face of all kinds of obstacles, but also you always keep in mind your long-term goal.
You do not understand things as well as you do once you talk to a woman- BPS Research Digest ; they also say that men expect women to be sexually attracted to them.
They collected sweat from men after oral exams (stress sweat) and after exercise (sports sweat)- people who smelled the pads couldn't tell the difference- but their brain did- "stress sweat — and not sport sweat — triggered brain activity in areas involved in the processing of social emotional stimuli (fusiform gyrus), and empathetic feelings (insula), attention (thalamus)."- Love, Sex, Attraction...and Science
They found that young Orangutans in Borneo put up leaves in front of their mouths and use it like an equaliser to produce a deeper sound so that they looked like coming from a bigger adult- Not Exactly Rocket Science
They have found that you don't have to wait for a crisis to know what kind of a man you are- there is something called bystander effect- where people do nothing even though they see someone is harmed, that can reveal what kind of a man you are: The Essential Read
They have run historical films to student to check whether cinematic distortions affect the historical truth they study- it does. When the film agrees with their books, they remember that strongly- otherwise they trust the movie version. But not if the teacher lets them know, the movie says this, the truth is this: then they put up the right tags.- We're Only Human...
Scientists uncover the itchiness cell- BBC (Shared by Dina)
Marine microbes may help man produce medicines for epilepsy, diabetes, flu and other viruses- Science Daily
Your genes may be high-quality, but that does not help you much in fertilizing eggs, in fact, it does no good - Science Daily
The Earth is humming, and it comes from the Pacific Ocean - Wired Science
Sleep Paralysis happens when an element of REM sleep mixes with your consciousness during sleep- Wired Science
Detailed fantasy-world of kids are an early sign of broad, general creativity- Scientific American
Narcissistic people, especially when they are bosses, drain morale and profits - ScienceDaily
You can tell who is intelligent and get good grades- as early as at six months - ScienceDaily
Breast reconstruction after mastectomy - it does not matter in the long run, you feel the same- Reuters Health
Psychopaths have brain disconnect- areas that control impulse and the areas that deal with feelings do not talk to one another- Reuters Health
People with Type 1 Diabetes are at more risk to develop TB- Reuters Health
More than 40000 children and teens in US hurt themselves every year in their slippery bathrooms- Reuters Health
Women who put on weight immediately after use of birth control injections have to put up with it for quite a long time- Reuters Health
Some prescription drugs that are used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions can increase the risk of cancer in children and teenagers- Reuters Health
A contact lens that gradually dispenses a steady stream of medication to the eye could help treatment for glaucoma and other eye ailments- Reuters Health
Three steps to rehabilitate teeth that suffer from dental erosion as a result of the excessive consumption of these products.
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Alarmist health warnings help no one, in fact, they make things worse - ScienceDaily
Give some room, swine flu, avian flu is back: Thousands of turkeys in Minnesota have been quarantined- Scientific American
Some of the funniest, most creative doormats- Oddee (Shared by Hannah Panda)
How A Vehicle’s Differential Works, Ultra High Speed Robot Reflexes, Colliding smoke rings produce multiple mini-vortices, Shooting Clay Pigeons… with a Bow, Extreme Vortex Cannon ( knock over a brick “house” with a vapor ring)- links to videos at Neatorama
Lessons from four-day week in Utah: Thirteen percent reduction in energy use $5 million to $6 millions savings for employees plus more: this is the future- Climate Progress (Shared by Manuel Garcia)
Are babies bad for environment? - United Nations expects more than 9 billion by mid-century- Scientific American (Shared by Dina)
Ships with giant funnels which travel the world's seas creating more clouds to deflect the sun's rays could help cut global warming- Global Warming News (Shared by Hannah Panda)
Known as "benchmark glaciers," the South Cascade Glacier in Washington state, the Wolverine Glacier on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula and the Gulkana Glacier in interior Alaska all have shown a "rapid and sustained" retreat.- All News At a Glance (Shared by Jeffrey Canton)
Pushing it- The risk thermostat with a natural level of risk that ramps up when you are more safe- Schneier on Security
Increase the number of males in a system too much and the number of females interested in pairing up GOES DOWN- lessons from San Francisco Bay Area where men are rich and outnumber single women by about 65,000.- Hacker News (Shared by Manuel Garcia)
What is it with rounded corners?- "...compared to square-edged rectangles, rounded rectangles are more computationally efficient for the human brain."- Basement.org (Shared by Manuel Garcia)
"DNA is the world’s greatest architectural material"- could DNA be the raw material for next-generation circuits, sensors and biomedical devices? Amazing article at Wired Science- (Shared by Dina)
How long will a severed head remain conscious?- A horrible experiment reported at Mind Hacks
In a study of psychopaths who had committed murder, manslaughter, multiple rape, strangulation and false imprisonment, British scientists find that roads linking two crucial brain areas had "potholes"- 5 Things - Salon.com
The human brain sees cash as a substitute for another pain buffer — love - NPR Topics: News
