If you have trouble remembering things you probably need to declutter your mind.
Having trouble remembering names and numbers or can’t remember to follow the plot of a film? Help could be at hand. The problem is that you know too much – and you need to declutter, or spring-clean your mind, according to scientists.
Continue reading… “Having Trouble Remembering Things? Spring Clean Your Mind”
Study links bullying with family violence.
While bullies and their victims traffic in threats, taunts and fights in the schoolyard, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed those on both sides are also more likely to live with violence at home.
Continue reading… “Bullying Linked to Family Violence: CDC Study”
Music lessons makes you smarter.
If you want your child to be smart and intelligent then, make sure your kid learns to play musical instruments, scientists say. University of Kansas Medical Center researchers have found that practicing musical instruments as a child not only help him mastering the instrument, it also provides a boost to his brain decades later.
Continue reading… “Music Lessons in Childhood Make You Smarter, More Intelligent”
Google Earth map that shows the different population sizes surrounding nuclear power plants.
Nature News along with Columbia University, has created a Google Earth map that shows the different population sizes surrounding nuclear power plants. They are trying to demonstrate the danger threshold of other nuclear plants worldwide, compared to the ongoing nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan.
Futurist Thomas Frey: On Sunday, April 17th I had the privilege of being the opening speaker at the TEDx event at the University of Chicago. The lineup of speakers was quite impressive and I felt honored to be presenting on the same stage with them.
Continue reading… “The Grand Experiment – Micro Agronomy”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-fka0wfY8w&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
It would be great if you could take your car to the body shop and have it repaired in minutes, before your eyes, without anyone even laying hands on it. There have been several developments in self-healing coatings recently.
Continue reading… “A Coating That Heals Itself with Light”
Broadcasters may be forced to give up spectrum.
Annoyances like dropped calls, maps that take forever to load and echoing voices on a mobile phone. And, the dreaded “Cannot Open Page” iPhone users have come to know so well. These annoyances are only going to get worse because the airwaves that carry cellphone signals and wireless internet connections are growing more and more crowded.
Continue reading… “Television Broadcasters and Wireless Companies Fight Over Airwaves”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs[/youtube]
Via YouTube
Composer Eric Whitacre has put together the Virtual Choir. He combined 185 seperate singers from 12 different countries recorded independently and combined them into a single performance. All were conducted by the composer through a prerecorded conductor track on YouTube.
Continue reading… “Eric Whitacre’s Powerful Virtual Choir – ‘Lux Aurumque’”
“If a teacher can be replaced by a machine, they should be.” – Arthur C. Clark
Futurist Thomas Frey: In 1999, Professor Sugata Mitra embedded a computer in a wall in a slum in New Dehli, connected it to high speed internet and left it there. Kids in the area, mesmerized by this technology, learn to use computers by themselves.
Continue reading… “Curiosity-Driven Education”
Children who watched a large amount of television were found to have narrowed arteries behind the eyes.
For children as young as six spending too much time watching TV or playing on computers increases risk of heart problems later life, scientists warn.
Continue reading… “Kid Couch Potatoes At Increased Risk of Heart Problems”
Energy saving light bulbs should not be left on for long periods or be positioned near a person’s head as they emit poisonous substances.
Energy saving light bulbs are easy on your purse but scientists warn they may be deadly for your health as they emit cancer causing chemicals when switched on.
Continue reading… “Energy Saving Light Bulbs May Cause Cancer”
Kindle Library Lending
Amazon announced Kindle Library Lending, a program that will let Kindle users borrow books from more than 11,000 libraries in the United States. The program follows Amazon’s person-to-person Kindle Book Lending feature that debuted at the end of 2010 and addresses long-running concerns that e-readers like the Kindle would bypass libraries entirely.
Continue reading… “Amazon Launches Kindle Library Lending”