Getting a smartphone has been a rite of passage for many teens.
There are a lot of problems the auto industry has to worry about. They have to worry about pensions and health care costs for their employees. They also have to worry about recalls and the rising cost of gas. But there is something else that automakers should be concerned about.
Continue reading… “Teenagers prefer smartphones to cars”
Cardiomyocytes damaged by a heart attack.
As it turns out, nature has its own method for transplanting stem cells. When a pregnant mouse has a heart attack, her fetus goes to work to help repair the damage! The experiment mated female lab mice with males who had the genes to produce green fluorescent protein (GFP). Around half the embryos produced also had the ability to produce the protein. This way, scientists could track fetal cells separately from maternal cells. Then heart attacks were induced in the pregnant mice…
Continue reading… “Mouse fetuses help mother’s hearts”
ExoPC has released their video about a amazing product that will tease you in 2012. Its a tabletop computer, maybe you haven’t heard it before. Well, actually its a virtual table with a 40 inches high definition flat space in front of your eyes, Its awesome feature will allow you to manipulate objects by dragging it from one side to the other or by touching it. (It is much more like a tablet). ExoPC has already offered some apps to optimized this its virtual desk…
Continue reading… “The Desk of The Future”
Could taking one of these vitamins lead you down the path of bad behavior?
Taking a multivitamin may lead to poorer health, not because of what they do to your body, but what they do to your mind.
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The average number of links from one arbitrarily selected person to another was 4.74.
Scientists at Facebook and the University of Milan are adding a new chapter to the research that cemented the phrase “six degrees of separation” into the language. They have reported that the average number of acquaintances separating any two people in the world was not six but 4.74.
Continue reading… “4.74 degrees of separation – the world is smaller than you thought”
35.6% of all internet users will use a tablet by 2014.
Tablet devices have only been available for a couple of years, but the iPad has propelled them to rapid increases in ownership and usage. By the end of 2011 it is estimated that 33.7 million Americans will use a tablet device at least monthly—a rise of 158.6% over last year, the year the iPad was released.
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What new information will this lead to?
A nest containing the fossilized remains of 15 juvenile Protoceratops andrewsi dinosaurs from Mongolia has been described by a University of Rhode Island paleontologist, revealing new information about postnatal development and parental care. It is the first nest of this genus ever found and the first indication that Protoceratops juveniles remained in the nest for an extended period…
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Money, money, who got the money.
Nicko from the Sunlight Foundation sez, “Before Americans open their wallets for Black Friday (and Cyber Monday), the Sunlight Foundation encourages consumers to first explore the connection between their spending and politics in Washington. Checking Influence, a secure bookmarklet that analyzes financial statements with one click, exposes the lobbying activities and campaign contributions of companies you frequent. ”
Continue reading… “Bookmarklet lets you know how the companies you buy from lobbied Congress”
Oh no, he forgot milk!
Even the brilliant mind of Leonardo da Vinci needed to jot things down in a notebook so he could remember what he needed to do. The only difference, of course, is that da Vinci’s to-do list was much more complex than ours. I mean, who needs to calculate the measurement of Milan and its suburbs and learn how to repair a lock, canal and mill?
Continue reading… “Here’s what Leonardo da Vinci’s to-do list looked like in 1490”
For the love of God, will the real sucker please stand up?
“If my films make one more person miserable, I’ll feel I have done my job.” – – Woody Allen
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24 percent said they had ever been “harassed” by texting. That was up from about 14 percent in a survey of the same kids the year before.
More and more kids in the U.S. say they have been picked on via text messaging, while there has been little change in online harassment, researchers reported Monday.
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