Our brains are being boggled by Google.
Our main source of memory is coming from the internet instead of our own brains, a study has concluded. In the age of Google, our minds are adapting so that we are experts at knowing where to find information even though we don’t recall what it is.
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The Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation System, works by stimulating the nerve which controls the muscles of tongue.
Scientists have come up with a new pacemaker-style device which they claim when implanted underneath one’s tongue could help stop snoring. A team claims that the new implant, called the Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation System, works by stimulating the nerve which controls the muscles of tongue, thus helping reduce the severity of sleep apnoea, a major cause of snoring.
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Facebook profile using Timeline.
Facebook’s Timeline feature will become permanent for all users. Everyone will be updated to Timeline automaically within a few weeks. Once your profile is updated, you have seven days to adjust your profile just how you want. Depending on how much info you put on your profile and how long you’ve been using Facebook could determine if you’ll need that much time, but at the end of the seven days, the change is permanent.
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Sometimes the mess sparks a desire for simplicity, making people think in a more organized fashion.
Bosses who harass employees to clean up their cluttered cubicles need to listen up. As it turns out, messy desks may lead to clearer, more organized thinking, according to a new study.
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Tablet and e-reader adoption continues to grow quickly.
It used to be a startling experience to see an iPad on a bus, an airplane or the subway. Now you might be startled not to see one.
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Roughly 60 hours of video is now uploaded to YouTube every minute.
Google’s video website, YouTube, is streaming 4 billion online videos every day, a 25 percent increase in the past eight months, according to the company.
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Psychic Octopus Paul in the spotlight once again.
An octopus housed in a German aquarium, Paul rose to worldwide fame when he managed to accurately predict each of the winners in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, soccer’s premier event. He went on to predict — again, accurately — the winner of the final.
Paul retired from predictions after the World Cup and died later that year. He’s gone, but not forgotten…
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Amazing meringue topiary.
Not the dance, that’s merengue, which has plenty of chemistry, too. This concerns that delicious sweet fluff that tops your lemon meringue pie or the lightweight candy sold at bake sales. It’s made by beating egg whites into a foam, which can then be cooked. But getting it right is tricky…
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Apple’s iBooks 2
Apple’s new iBooks 2 initiative has the potential to vastly improve the K-12 learning experience. They will offer attractive digital textbooks with interactive features like videos, animations, definitions, flashcards, and quizzes. But, with the proprietary nature of the software it means that publishers, parents, and schools will be locked into Apple’s ecosystem.
Children of overweight or obese fathers might be at greater risk for obesity.
Kids who have dads that are overweight or obese might be at higher risk for obesity, a study suggests.
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Male sex drive is at the root of most conflict in the world.
From football players clashing on the field to soldiers killing each other on the front line, most conflict can be blamed on the male sex drive, according to a new study.
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Women reported feeling more pain in 39 of 47 health problems examined by researchers.
While it is sometimes said men can’t take pain as well as women, because they don’t go through childbirth, researchers found that not to be the case.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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