About 10 percent of children snore regularly.
Parents may have more to worry about than just a noisy bedtime when their children snore. Irregular breathing during sleep could actually have much more serious implications for a child’s behavior.
Continue reading… “Kids’ snoring linked to increased risk of behavioral problems”
Kyosemi’s Sphelar cells
Solar cell designs need to be aimed directly at the sun to be most efficient. But a company in Japan has come up with a clever new approach using spherical micro cells that can harness the sun’s rays from any direction.
Continue reading… “Spherical solar cells capture sunlight from all directions”
Using optical camouflage, experts at Mercedez have figured out how to make an entire car disappear.
Technology experts at Mercedes Benz have figured out how to make an entire car disappear. using optical camouflage. (Video)
Continue reading… “Mercedes-Benz creates ‘invisible car’ using LED’s and a camera”
Dolphins are able to carry on multiple conversations simultaniously.
Dolphins apparently have a system of identifying themselves to each other similar to the way you and I use names.
Scientists have actually known since the 1960s that this system existed. Basically, each dolphin creates their own “signature” whistle when they’re very young. In studies of captive dolphins, they used this whistle mainly when they got separated from the rest of the group. It was like a way of saying, “Hey, I’m over here!” Or, given the environment, perhaps some version of “Marco! Polo!”
But at Not Exactly Rocket Science, Ed Yong writes about a new study of wild dolphins that has really increased our understanding of signature whistles and how dolphins use them…
Continue reading… “Individual dolphins identify themselves to new dolphins they meet”
Other means of sharing are available if worst case scenarios becomes reality
The file-sharing landscape is slowly adjusting in response to the continued push for more anti-piracy tools, the final Pirate Bay verdict, and the raids and arrests in the Megaupload case. Faced with uncertainty and drastic changes at file-sharing sites, many users are searching for secure, private and uncensored file-sharing clients. Despite the image its name suggests, RetroShare is one such future-proof client.
The avalanche of negative file-sharing news over the past weeks hasn’t gone unnoticed to users and site operators.
From SOPA to Megaupload, there is a growing uncertainly about the future of sharing….
Continue reading… “Anonymous, decentralized and uncensored file-sharing is booming”
A logical choice for a car PC.
willyam111 over at Instructables just posted one about how to utilize an Android tablet as a car PC
An Android tablet is a logical choice for a car PC. The device offers additional features beyond regular car stereos…
The carrot-top leek-a-phone, for that truly organic sound...
.Quote of the day: “A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer.” – Mitch Hedberg
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Cupcake ATM
An ATM is set to open where your dough comes out freshly baked — with icing on top. Sprinkles, a gourmet cupcake chain with 10 locations nationally, is set to open its first 24-hour cupcake vending machine on March 9 at its original store in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Continue reading… “World’s first 24-hour cupcake ATM”
Apple App Store says “thank you” on its home page.
Apple’s App Store reached 25 billion downloads on Saturday, and the company let users know with a “thank you” on its home page.
Continue reading… “Apple App Store reaches 25 billion downloads”
Driverless car
The first thing you have to do is accept the idea that we will one day all be in driverless cars. But the people who think about such things for a living are seriously convinced this will happen. (Video)
Continue reading… “What will intersections look like in a world of driverless cars?”
Incompetent people are inherently unable to judge the competence of other people.
The democratic process relies on the assumption that citizens (the majority of them, at least) can recognize the best political candidate, or best policy idea, when they see it. But a growing body of research has revealed an unfortunate aspect of the human psyche that would seem to disprove this notion, and imply instead that democratic elections produce mediocre leadership and policies.
Continue reading… “Research: People aren’t smart enough for democracy to flourish”
Reid Hoffman, founder of Linkedin
Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, thinks the key to career success is understanding the dynamics of networks and how to leverage them to your benefit.
Continue reading… “Linkedin founder: social networks make you ‘entrepreneur of your own life’”
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