Smoking used to be cool, that was until everyone figured out that it wasn’t - and that it has the unfortunate side effect of killing you. However, by that point the misinformation was out there and there were many people who it was too late for, already hooked on cigarettes. The following anti-smoking ads are a [...] [...more]
What would happen if you stay awake, say, oh for 11 days straight? Would you suffer brain damage or even die? Here’s the story of a high school stunt that turned into a real scientific research into sleep deprivation from Alex Boese’s Elephants on Acid and Other Bizarre Experiments. On the first day, Randy Gardner woke [...] [...more]
Get Enough Iron A deficiency of iron makes you physically tired because not enough oxygen is being carried around the body. It can also make you depressed, which in turn leaves you feeling even more tired, so creating a vicious circle. If you have vegetable sources of iron, combine them with foods high in vitamin C – [...] [...more]
A team of American researchers say they may have found the “skinny” gene after they were able to manipulate obesity among worms and mice. Published in the Sept. 5 issue of the journal Cell Metabolism by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the report looks at the role played by a single gene in fat formation. [...more]
This image from The Economist highlights the largest causes of deaths in the world. As you can see disease accounted for 35m of the 55m deaths in 2006 Popularity: 2% [?] [...more]
A few years ago, boy scout David Hahn went beyond the call of duty for a boy scout when he managed to obtain the materials and almost build a real working nuclear reactor for his merit badge. The original Harpers Magazine story can be read here. When the police arrived, David told them he was waiting [...] [...more]
