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The app is called Word Lens. You point it at a sign and it translates the sign for you automatically. It is amazing to watch: This is so surprising that it seems like it could be made up. The YouTube channel that posted that video has posted only one video. When you go to that [...]
Plastic is a ubiquitous and incredibly useful invention, but it has some serious downsides. But what if plastics were biodegradable? Tune in to learn more about the evolution and advantages of bioplastics.
A cure for baldness ‘could be available in 5 years’ – “For the first time, scientists in Germany have grown hair follicles from stem cells. The feat has brought scientists a step closer to creating a cure for baldness…” Broadband prices dropping around the world, but not US – “A new study suggests that the [...]
This week we have talked about two ways to save money on your home heating bill. You can add insulation: I have an old house with bad insulation. Will new insulation really save money? And you can lower your thermostat at night: Can lowering your thermostat at night really save you money? How much? There [...]
Are you hungry for gingerbread cookies? Well then thank goodness UNESCO named Northern Croatia’s “gingerbread craft” an “intangible cultural world heritage”! Two gingerbread craft fun facts …
There is a funny thing about the following WSJ article. The author seems genuinely surprised to discover that places like… well, any retail store… will jack up prices hoping that consumers will just buy stuff without thinking: Phone-Wielding Shoppers Strike Fear Into Retailers Tri Tang, a 25-year-old marketer, walked into a Best Buy Co. store [...]
Let’s Put the ‘Slut Gene’ to Bed Already
by Cristen Conger | December 16, 2010
Science doesn’t get much sexier than this. Researchers at Binghamton University in New York have supposedly identified a ‘slut gene’. People with a particular genetic variation of dopamine receptor DRD4 may be more inclined to hop into the sack with a stranger or cheat on a partner. Scandalous!
Sort of.
Right now in the United States we are in the grip of a very cold winter. Heating the house is going to be expensive with this kind of weather going on. What if you want to save money? One option, especially if you have an older home, is to do things like adding insulation: I [...]
The big trend in fish farming today is doing it indoors. Indoor fish farming saves water, eliminates weather concerns and leads to a very pure and reliable product. Here is an example of how advanced indoor fish farming has become: See also: Virginia Farm Bureau – Indoor Aquaculture Farm The big trend in produce farming [...]
It’s true – there is such a thing as beauty sleep – “Researchers claim to have found the first proof that getting a regular eight hours a night really does make you appear healthier and more attractive….” DoD-Funded ‘Project Squid Skin’ Seeks To Build Ocean-Inspired Camouflage Out Of Metamaterials – “Sea creatures like octopus, squid [...]
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