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Binge Drinking Experiment for British TV Documentary

January 9th, 2006 at 11:49 pm » Comments (0)

In an experiment for a British TV documentary, Nicky Taylor, a single mother, spent a month matching the bingers drink-for-drink to see what it did to her body and mind. Amazing photos.



Sorting Out the Puzzle of Electric Hurricanes

January 9th, 2006 at 5:45 pm » Comments (0)

Hurricanes seldom have lightning because they primarily consist of horizontal winds (as opposed to vertical winds). However, three of the biggest storms of 2005 (Rita, Katrina, and Emily) had plenty of lightning and NASA has been studying why.



Future Challenges: Hyper-Individuality, Wires

January 9th, 2006 at 5:32 pm » Comments (0)

The Top Ten Trends for 2006 might surprise you. Thomas Frey, futurist and Executive Director of the DaVinci Institute puts on his visionary hat and talks about the Death of Wires.



No Need to Save Money When You Can Just Win the Lottery

January 9th, 2006 at 4:38 pm » Comments (0)

More than one in five Americans believe the best way to get rich is to win the lottery, while 11 percent say inheriting money is the way to go, a survey showed.



Fredding May Be Weird, But It Relieves Stress

January 9th, 2006 at 12:00 am » Comments (0)

Stress-relieving methods run the gamut from such old standbys as nail biting to drinking Scotch to listening to whale-mating calls on CD.

But saying "Fred"?