Get someone to do a favor for you.
Here is a list of the top ten ways to win friends and influence people using psychology without being a jerk or making someone feel bad.
Continue reading… “Top 10 psychology tricks to win friends and influence people”
The shopping brain isn’t very smart.
You are at your local Starbucks and see two deals for a cup of coffee. The first deal you see offers 33% extra coffee. The second deal takes 33% off the regular price. Which one is the better deal?
Continue reading… “11 ways consumers are bad at math: Study”
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The last we checked in with LittleDog, the smaller, scrappier version of BigDog and frequent resident of my worst nightmares, we took some solace in the fact that he wasn’t quite as nimble as his predecessor. Now: terrifyingly nimble! (videos)
Continue reading… “LittleDog Robot Learns Scary New Tricks”
How much do you actually know about crows? Other than they are loud and sit on the tops of trees and make a bunch of noise? They always seem to lurk around and stare you in the eye a little too long for comfort, right? Well, turns out they are much smarter than you might think, and they may even be one solution to our garbage problem. Inventor Josh Klein started doing experiments in 2008 showing that you could train crows to use a vending machine, and not just that, but that they were smart enough to pass the training on to each other. Knowing this, how can we use crows to our advantage instead of just seeing them as local pests or flying rats?
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Does your dog know how to shoot pool?
There are apparently some rare skills that only a few elite dogs can master. This is one of them. Are dogs truly smarter than what we give the credit for? Second fun video after the jump.
Continue reading… “Halo the Pool Dog”
For all their cognitive prowess, chimpanzees will never build four-stroke engines, stone pyramids, or even a simple wheel.
Continue reading… “Apes Can Imitate, But Innovation A Uniquely Human Trait”
Who can’t use a few tricks up their sleeve when in a pinch? I’ve already used the dollar as a rule hint this week. Pretty awesome.
Look like a genius using these secrets for navigating everyday life
Continue reading… “30 Simple Tricks that Make You Look Smart”
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I built the ball machine because I thought my dog Jerry, might like it and that it would be something fun for me to build. So after two years of on and off work, with many safety features such as IR proximity sensors to protect Jerry and my son from the machine, I finally complete.
Continue reading… “Mini Daschund Throws Own Ball”
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Grant Johnson is a yo-yo prodigy performing some of the most amazing tricks ever. At times it even reminds me of juggling only with strings attached. Second video after the jump.
Continue reading… “The Yo-Yo Master”
