Duke student and huge fan (and critic) of everything in life.
I write whatever I want, whenever I want, and however I want.
Think of this as a condom for doorknobs. Especially made for bathrooms, Purleve’s machine will self-change the handle with an anti-bacterial cover to curb the spread of germs. Now I wish they made something to teach people how to wash their hands.
Somewhere, the MINister is smiling.
Wired magazine compiled the stats of every Playboy centerfold between 1953 and January of this year, and found their average body mass has shrunk almost 10 percent. Over that same time period, the average American woman has added about 20 percent of BMI.
Another titillating fact Wired uncovered is that as playmates’ bust sizes (chest circumference at the fullest point) get smaller, cup sizes (breast volume) have remained constant.(source)
Biomedical engineering students at Johns Hopkins have developed sutures that can be made from each patients’ stem cell lines, ensuring compatibility with the body during healing processes. Wow, what am I doing with my life?
A hilariously out-of-control workout program. It plays music files, but also plays custom words that it yells on top of the music. If you’re a practical kick-boxer, you will have “One, Two, Three, Four…”, but if you’re an idiot like me, I would insert a “ROUNDHOUSE KICK,” “DON’T MESSSSS!!!,” and “HAAAIIIII-YYYYAAAA” for good measure.
Most sleep enhancers are shams. This Zeo product actually tracks your brain activity to determine the optimal times to wake you and self-tailors itself to give you optimal rest. But obviously, for $350.
In the war against AIDS, the tide is turning due to ingenious science.
The irony? The solution was within us this whole time.
But Kanye’s mom was a professor…
oz:
Medical evidence shows that approximately 80% of a child’s intelligence is acquired from the mother while the remaining percentage is passed on by the father. As the child grows, the existing environment further contributes to the development of his/her mental abilities. Therefore, intelligence is both a matter of nature and nurture, with the latter complementing, enhancing and enriching the former.
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Submitted by marciplayground
I’m glad we laugh for no reason. Because sometimes, that’s the best reason to laugh.
1 - Blushing: Charles Darwin struggled to explain why evolution made us turn red when we lie, which alerts others. However, some think it may help diffuse confrontation or foster intimacy by revealing weakness.
2 - Laughter: mood-improving endorphins are released when we laugh, which seems an obvious reason to do it but a 10-year study muddied the waters when it found more laughter is produced by banal comments than jokes.
3 - Kissing: the explanation for kissing is unlikely to be genetic as not all human societies do it. There are theories that it is associated with memories of breastfeeding and that ancient humans weaned their children by feeding them from their mouths, which reinforced the link between sharing saliva and pleasure.
4 - Dreaming: Sigmund Freud’s theory of dreams expressing our subconscious desires have been generally discredited and it is recognised that they help us process emotions, but the reason why we see such strange visions has not been properly explained.
5 - Superstition: unusual but reassuring habits make no evolutionary sense; however, ancient humans would have benefited from not dismissing a lion’s rustle in the grass as a gust of wind. Religion seems to tap into this impulse.
6 - Picking your nose: the unappealing but common habit of ingesting ‘nasal detritus’ offers almost no nutritional benefit, so why do a quarter of teenagers do it, on average four times a day? Some think it boosts the immune system.
7 - Adolescence: no other animal undergoes the stroppy, unpredictable teenage years. Some suggest it helps our large brain reorganise itself before adulthood or that it allows experimentation in behaviour before the responsibility of later years.
8 - Altruism: giving things away with no certain return is odd behaviour in evolutionary terms. It may help with group bonding or simply give pleasure.
9 - Art: painting, dance, sculpture and music could all be the human equivalent of a peacock’s tail in showing what a good potential mate someone is. However, it could also be a tool for spreading knowledge or sharing experience.
10 - Body hair: fine hair on the body and thick hair on the genitals is the opposite of what occurs in primates, our close animal relatives. Suggested reasons for pubic hair include a role in radiating scent, providing warmth or even protecting from chafing.
Breastlight is a new product that tries to monitor for lumps and precursors to cancer for $125. It is marketed as a device that could possibly help detect first signs of trouble, NOT as a substitute for mammograms. Thus, it is just an aid, not an examination.
