Vitamin D
Children who take vitamin D supplements are less likely to develop diabetes later in life, a study has shown.
The British study, which appears in Archives of Disease in Childhood , suggests that children who receive vitamin D supplements were around 30 per cent less […]

We thought we’d take a little break from the usual and take a look at some cool art cars that geeks have modded into their own visions of coolness. So here’s some random pimped out tonnage of pure nerd love coming at ya. When a nerd has a car, all things are possible…Though it will […]

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early

The failed invention of the week award goes to a fire alarm that was designed in 1938. The purpose of this alarm was to prevent pranksters setting off the alarm and wasting the fire brigades time.
It works by trapping the arm of the person inside the box and they are prevented from escaping until the […]

This is a very simple test, so don’t be nervous. Just look at the spinning lady above and decide if you think she is spinning clockwise or anti-clockwise.
Answer after the jump.

Fashionista blog reports that street fashion brand Tonic will launch a personally-branded t-shirt line with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, with proceeds benefiting charities of his choosing.

Mickey Feio blog is a Brazilian blog dedicated to showcasing ugly Mickeys. For no reason at all and in no apparent order. The one above is by Alair Souza.

In a clear effort to electrocute himself with powerlines or just cut his head with a traffic light, someone has created a 12-foot-tall bicycle from scratch. Called the SkyWalker TallBike, these bikes are not for the faint of heart.
Video after the jump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su4ZIqxaObo

Shadow Reaching is a new kind of user interface for large touch screen displays developed by Garth Shoemaker, Anthony Tang, and Kellogg S. Booth from the University of British Columbia. It creates a rather unusual way of interacting with very large displays.
 
According to information from the video, Shadow Reaching “supports natural interaction over the […]

 
Sandy Pentland is using data gathered by cell phones to learn about human behavior.
Every time you use your cell phone, you leave behind a few bits of information. The phone pings the nearest cell-phone towers, revealing its location. Your service provider records the duration of your call and the number dialed.
Some people are nervous […]

A steamy sex session in the morning can keep you in good health, say British researchers.
According to a research from Queen’s University in Belfast, a good morning session at least three times a week, decreases the risk of heart attack or stroke by half and a regular session improves circulation, thereby reducing […]