Many consumers are waiting for the release of Amazon’s Kindle Fire, and as they wait there is evidence that tablets may be reshaping online viewing habits.
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Half-naked men and women are judged in similar ways: study
Men see bikini-clad women much as they would a set of tools.
Women are typically thought of as targets of body objectification. But, research by psychologist Helen Fisher found that men viewed bikini-clad women much as they would a set of tools.
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Growing demand for artists in the video game industry
Art is an integral part of video games. But the debate continues whether video games are a work of art.
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Nationwide drop in violent crimes due to plummeting price of cocaine
Drop in price of cocaine as violent crimes drop.
A radical transformation in major American cities began in the mid-1990’s. A turn around of years of high Years of high violent crime rates, thefts, robberies, and inner-city decay suddenlybegan. Crime rates began to fall faster than they went up. This trend appeared in practically every post-industrial American city, simultaneously.
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Aspartame has been renamed and is now being marketed as a natural sweetener
Aspartame has the same mind numbing toxic ingredients as before but has been rebranded with a nice new sounding name.
Artificial sweeteners especially aspartame has gotten a bad rap over the years, most likely due to studies showing they cause cancer. But not to worry Ajinomoto the company that makes Aspartame has changed the name to AminoSweet. It has the same toxic ingredients but a nice new sounding name.
And if you or your child happens to be allergic to Aspartame, well don’t take it personally it’s just business.
Despite the evidence gained over the years showing that aspartame is a dangerous toxin, it has remained on the global market . In continues to gain approval for use in new types of food despite evidence showing that it causes neurological brain damage, cancerous tumors, and endocrine disruption, among other things.
Most consumers are oblivious to the fact that Aspartame was invented as a drug but upon discovery of its’ sweet taste was magically transformed from a drug to a food additive. HFA wants to warn our readers to beware of a wolf dressed up in sheep’s clothing or in this case Aspartame dressed up as Aminosweet…
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US college grads’ salaries in steep decline
This trend doesn’t paint a pretty picture.
According to analysis from economist Michael Mandel, the average wages of US college grads have experienced sharp declines in the last decade. On the other hand, college keeps getting more expensive, and the collection of student loans has become much more aggressive. Sounds like a recipe for disaster…
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Why spending money on others promotes your happiness
We’ve always heard that it is better to give than to receive. And the research is there to prove the old adage is right. A post at PsyBlog has links to several studies about this phenomenon.
But why? Why is it that spending our money on others—prosocial spending—makes us happier?
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Buckminster Fuller’s largest dome is now a National Historic Place
Buckminster’s legacy given new wings.
Buckminster Fuller only designed about a dozen of domed structures to begin with, and many have either been torn down in lieu of new construction or simply left to rot. But not the dome at Materials Park in Ohio, it just received a $7 million facelift and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)…
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Bailout for Federal Housing Authority inevitable
FHA bailout looming.
With the government’s explicit guarantee of mortgages a bailout appears to be inevitable for the Federal Housing Authority. This should not be surprising news to anyone who follows the mortgage market closely, but a new study by Wharton finance professor Joseph Gyourko makes this conclusion clearer. As a bailout for the FHA looms, Congress will likely become enraged again — on behalf of the taxpayers they represent. What impact would an FHA bailout have on the housing finance policy debate?
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Routine cholesterol testing for all children recommended by U.S. panel
Children should be routinely tested for high cholesterol.
9 to 11 year old children should be routinely screened for high cholesterol so that action can be taken to avoid the development of heart disease, according to new guidelines from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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‘Pee power’ – turning urine into electricity
Urine can be turned into electricity, according to scientists.
We each produce 2.5 liters of urine a day and a total of 6.4 trillion liters globally. But until now it has been widely regarded as a rather unpleasant waste product.
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Smart steering wheel monitors health while driving
Sensors in the steering wheel monitor the driver’s vital signs while driving.
Working in collaboration with BMW, researchers from Germany’s Technische Universitaet Muenchen have extended the function of the humble steering wheel with the development of a sensor system integrated into the steering wheel that can give the driver a quick health check while driving.
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