The brain is composed of neural fibers that connect various regions and enable them to communicate.
Over a million American students misuse prescription drugs in hopes of boosting their attention, memory or energy levels. But taking these drugs could cause long-term impairments in brain function, recent animal studies suggest.
Continue reading… “‘Smart drugs’ pose special risks to brain for students”
Here’s what you might see on a typical week when users took part in a friendly competition to rank themselves against their friends and colleagues in weekly step counts.
When introducing a new product it is essentially an exercise in persuading people to change their behavior. Many companies try to tackle this challenge by making the functional benefits of the new seem so much more compelling than the old. But this approach rarely works. After all, how many of us as children enjoyed eating our vegetables just because our moms said they were better for us than dessert?
Continue reading… “The persuasive pressure of peer rankings”
Colorado Department of Transportation’s “Drive High, Get a DUI” campaign.
Legal sales of recreational marijuana began in Colorado on January 1, 2014. Since then, state agencies have made a big push in regard to so-called stoned driving. Witness the Colorado Department of Transportation’s “Drive High, Get a DUI” campaign, which features a series of public-service announcements with a light touch.
Continue reading… “Colorado alcohol DUI arrests at weekend checkpoint led marijuana busts 21 to 1”
39% of employers dig into candidates on social sites.
Should employers be looking into how people live their lives through social media? It’s becoming an increasingly important question. The number of people fired over social-media posts is rising, and many employers look closely at a job candidate’s online presence before making a decision.
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A young woman celebrates after winning China’s first Miss Plastic Surgery pageant on December 18, 2004 in Beijing, China.
In South Korea, plastic surgery has become so crazy that some surgeons are now issuing out special certificates to prove that patients are who they say they are.
Find My iPhone has made it fundamentally easier to track down your phone after you’ve misplaced it following a night of responsible drinking. David Pogue, human dad-joke and Yahoo tech guy, even once used it to find his.
TVs, toys, and DVD players are getting cheap.
What has gotten more expensive in the last ten years? What has gotten less expensive? Here’s a fascinating snapshot of the last decade in American prices…
Continue reading… “Essentials in America are getting more expensive while toys are getting cheap”
China was the world’s largest economy until 1890 before America surpassed it. By the end of 2014 China is on track to reclaim its crown.
Continue reading… “China will become the world’s largest economy by the end of 2014”
“Don’t make me dig out my claws!”
Quote of the Day: “A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.” – Baltasar Gracian
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Older people are quietly moving in with their parents at twice the rate of their younger counterparts.
Debbie Rohr, her husband, and twin teenage sons live in a well-tended three-bedroom home in Salinas. The ranch-style house has a spacious kitchen that looks out on a yard filled with rosebushes. It’s a modest but comfortable house, the type that Rohr, 52, pictured for herself at this stage of life.
Interest in Titan Aerospace and others is not just about the “next billion” Internet users.
Last month it seemed as if Facebook would acquire the long-range solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace and use its technology to deliver Internet to remote areas of the world. It was ostensibly a hedge against Google’s balloon-driven Project Loon and the possibility that Google, rather than Facebook, would connect the “next billion” Internet users.
Continue reading… “Facebook and Google are drooling over drone companies”
Students learning to 3D model in Budapest, Hungary
There’s a lot of talk about The Maker Movement in Silicon Valley. Over 195,000 people attended Maker Faire events around the world last year alone. Makers are tech-savvy tinkerers. They build robots, program light installations and hack everything from code to IKEA furniture. From Boston to Beirut, community-based makerspaces are popping up in libraries, schools, shipping containers and buses as part of a revolution that has people returning to their workshops and building with their hands.
Continue reading… “The Changemakers are the future of education”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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