Santa is/is not Spidey a shown here.
Stephen Wildish’s Venn diagram illustrates that if Santa wanted to become a major league superhero — or, more frighteningly, a supervillain — he would be immensely powerful. He already has something of a Fortress of Solitude set up.
Continue reading… “The difference between Spider-Man and Santa Claus Is very small”
A study found that high-endurance activities can lead to scarring of the right ventricle.
Scientists say running marathons could cause permanent heart damage.
Continue reading… “Running marathons could result in permanent heart damage”
“The graying of hair and wrinkling of the skin seen in presidents while they’re in office are normal elements of human aging.”
Presidential wannabes take note: Contrary to the idea that being president speeds up aging, a new study shows that many U.S. presidents have actually lived longer than their peers.
Continue reading… “Presidents really don’t age faster: study”
Eric Schmidt says that Google is actually acquiring around one company per week.
Eric Schmidt, Google’s Chairman, just took the stage at the Le Web conference to talk about Android, the search giant’s expansion and more. When he was asked about why the search engine hadn’t acquired any French companies, Schmidt jokingly commented on stage that Google was now buying around one company a day.
Continue reading… “Google buys one company every week”
Witnessing violence can have a traumatic effect on the brain.
Scientists at the University College of London (UCL) and the Anna Freud Center liken the impact of family violence on the brains of children to the brains of soldiers exposed to combat. Both kinds of combat result in hypersensitivity to danger and put subjects at risk for developing anxiety disorders.
Continue reading… “Brains of children from violent homes function same as combat soldiers”
Forget the holiday party this year, employees want cash.
Companies shouldn’t bother planning to spend thousands of dollars for staff Christmas parties, even with open bars because most U.S. employees would prefer money.
Continue reading… “Employees prefer cash bonus to holiday party in 2011: Survey”
A record number of background checks for gun purchases were performed over the Black Friday weekend, the FBI says.
Black Friday shoppers seized hot items like sleek flat-screen televisions, smartphones, computers and cut-rate designer clothing, But the shoppers also seized on another hot item for 2011: guns.
Continue reading… “Gun sales spiked on Black Friday”
Concerts simply aren’t the same as they used to be.
A visual revolution has been brewing in the image rendering and video projection realms transforming musical events into an entirely new multi-level experience. Objects resembling giant, white Tetris blocks on a stage suddenly are transformed into living video art that throbbed and pulsed along with the music. Audience members visit outer space and see spaceships fly by and explode in amazing high definition imagery. Cyber machines chug and churn before morphing into green blocks of electric contemplation and much, much more…
Continue reading… “V-Squared Labs Brings Visual Alchemy To A Performance”
Construction has been hit the hardest.
Jordan Weismann of the Atlantic puts together a graph that shows how construction had the worst percentage loss of jobs in the country, over one in four jobs lost in total. He writes…
Continue reading… “Green Building is key to rebooting the economy”
Nearly three-quarters of adults surf the Web for no reason.
A new study confirms that many of us — and the majority of young adults — go online for no good reason at all.
Continue reading… “Majority of adults go online for no reason: study”
Foreclosures are ramping up again, prices are coming down again.
Home prices in the U.S are right back where they were at the beginning of 2003. The effect on home ownership could continue for decades to come.
Continue reading… “Home ownerships hits new lows as home prices fall more than expected”
Futurist Thomas Frey: If you listen closely you can almost hear the armaments of battle being rolled into place. The stage is set with warring parties getting organized and the frontlines prepared. 2012 is destined to become the most turbulent year on record, a battleground of epic proportions.
Continue reading… “Eight Colliding Forces of 2012”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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