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Are Search Engines changing the way our memory works?

July 15, 2011

Has the Search Engine altered our way of thinking and remembering?

If you can Google it, why bother remembering? Being able to access facts with just a few keystroke definitely improved our lives, but it has actually changed the way our memories work.

A study of 46 college students found lower rates of recall on newly-learned facts when students thought those facts were saved on a computer for later recovery.

If you think a fact is conveniently available online, then, you may be less apt to learn it…

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Analysis, Business, Economy, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

‘The start-up of you’ – Reinventing yourself in the ever changing job market

July 15, 2011

Employers are looking for people who can invent, adapt and reinvent their jobs every day, in a market that changes faster than ever.

The rise in the unemployment rate last month to 9.2 percent has Democrats and Republicans reliably falling back on their respective cure-alls. It is evidence for liberals that we need more stimulus and for conservatives that we need more tax cuts to increase demand. I am sure there is truth in both, but I do not believe they are the whole story. I think something else, something new — something that will require our kids not so much to find their next job as to invent their next job — is also influencing today’s job market more than people realize.

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Art, Breakthrough Thinking, Green Friendly, Latest Trend

Using Landfill Gas to make crafts

July 14, 2011

Utilizing landfills for more than land mass.

You wouldn’t think that arts and crafts required so much energy, but creating pottery and glass sculptures takes up a lot of energy. That’s why some green minded folks in North Carolina have devised a way to utilize gas from a landfill in their craft making endeavors…

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Analysis, Health & Fitness, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Men in the U.S. diagnosed with cancer are more likely to die than women

July 13, 2011

Men are more at risk of developing cancer.

Men in the U.S. who are diagnosed with cancer are more likely to die from the disease than women, due to a higher initial risk and later detection, U.S. government research showed.

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New Weedkiller may be causing mass tree deaths in U.S.

July 12, 2011

White pine trees, a species under assault by Imprelis.

Unruly herbicides are making headlines again: A couple weeks ago, it was the fact that the world’s top-selling weedkiller was causing birth defects. This time, it looks like the brand new herbicide Imprelis, manufactured by the chemical giant DuPont and okayed for use by the EPA, is causing mass tree deaths in a number of vulnerable species across the US…

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Analysis, Internet, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

25 percent of Americans use smartphones, not computers, for web browsing

July 11, 2011

As more and more people are using smartphones, we’re relying on them for more of our Web surfing. Twenty-five percent of Americans say they’re now doing most of their Internet browsing on their phones instead of a computer, according to a new report from the Pew Internet Project.

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Analysis, Baby Gadgets, Big Problems, Breakthrough Thinking, Green Friendly, Health & Fitness, Historical Perspectives, Latest Trend

New composting facility dedicated to dirty diapers

July 11, 2011

Compostable diapers would save mountains from landfills.

Articles have been written before about composting dirty diapers, and we got very excited about the news that mushrooms could break down diapers in 2 months, but given that end-of-life disposal options remain limited, and cloth diapers are yet to become the norm, what to do about the mountains of diaper waste created each year? One New Zealand community is looking at opening a dedicated diaper-composting facility to deal with the problem…

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Analysis, Health & Fitness, Latest Trend

American cities built for the young strained by aging boomers

July 10, 2011

Atlanta Regional Commission project constructed the new ramp to accomodate the aging population in Atlanta.

People are getting old, fast, and they’re doing it in cities designed for the young. Cities in American are grappling with that fact as work on getting the communities ready for an older population has gotten a late start considering demographers have warned for a long time that the population is about to get older.

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Analysis, Global Warming, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Melting ice at the North and South Poles is adding to the Earth’s girth

July 9, 2011

The Earth had been ‘slimming down’ by just under a millimetre a year following the Ice Age, but global warming is reversing this process.

Is global warming to blame for the Earth putting on ‘weight’ around its ‘midriff’? According to scientists, melting ice in Antarctica and Greenland due to global warming is adding volume to the oceans and this extra water is being pulled towards the Equator, adding to the girth at the widest part of our planet.

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Analysis, Human Behavior, Latest Trend, top 10

Top 10 ticketed cars in America

July 9, 2011

Does what we drive affect how we drive?

Quality Planning , an analytics company that works with auto insurers asked the question: Does what we drive affect how we drive? They ranked vehicles most likely to get a ticket based on the number of moving violations issued for each 100,000 miles driven. There are a few predictable entries in the top 10 list but the list is not totally comprised of flashy red sports cars.

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Top 10 brands that will disappear in 2012

July 8, 2011

Sears is one of the brands expected to disappear within the next 18 months.

A new list of brands that will disappear in 2012 has been created by 24/7 Wall St. The list includes Sears, Sony Pictures, American Apparel, Nokia, Saab, A&W All-American Foods Restaurants, Soap Opera Digest, Sony Ericsson, MySpace, and Kellog’s Corn Pops.

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Analysis, Business, Economy, Latest Trend

The 40-hour work week coming to an end

July 7, 2011

Some workers are being asked to work 50 hours or more, while others face night and weekend hours.

Is the 9-to-5 work week coming to an end? Higher income employees feel the pressure to work 50 or more hours per week while lower income employees are being forced to work less hours.

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