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Dope to Tour UK with Coal Chamber [Industrial Metal]

02/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”E/dropcapxcited as we are about the chance to catch Dope live, there is also the irresistable urge to grunt ‘BIGTRUCK!’ at top...

Quantifying how much urban travel is based on social activity

01/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”O/dropcaput. There. With the germs and the filth and the encrusted detritus of human interaction and People Who Hug. Massachusetts Institute...

Not Over Yet. Traditional media fights back

28/02/2015

Despite our new-media landscape, recent research suggests that a more traditional approach forms the basis of …. tl;dr In an age where digital media is constantly changing, public relations...

Fortune favours…. Why Thinking of God Increases Bravery

27/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”F/dropcap or England, Harry, and Saint George…. Oh, and God. Sorry. Forgot. Oops. Reminders of God can make people more likely to seek...

Coffee Physics: Why Lattes Spill More than Americanos

26/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”A/dropcap coating of froth dampens wave motion in liquids. Surfers knew that already – everyone wants a nice clean wave. However, more...

Mind-Controlled Bionic Austrians (No, really)

25/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”S/dropcapome news stories just seem destined to become retweets. Take the following breakthrough in surgical prostheses featuring...

Sweating it – Saunas Make Men Live Longer

24/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”M/dropcapale privilege. Sometimes it manifests in very obvious ways. Saunas for health and longevity. Next up, the medical research...

Three Squares a Day to Eat Yourelf Sane

23/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”E/dropcapvenly-spaced meals and plenty of sleep could be the way to better mental health. You might go insane trying to arrange the above,...

Pity the pale and interesting types – turns out you can get sunburned in the dark!

22/02/2015

Much of the damage that ultraviolet radiation (UV) does to skin occurs hours after sun exposure...

BigPharma Endorses Cannabis

21/02/2015

Investigating the effectiveness of cannabis for treating pain, spasticity, and a host of other medical problems...

Tasteless Penguins Lack Sensitivity

20/02/2015

All penguin species lack functional genes for the receptors of sweet, umami, and bitter tastes...

Powernaps : You Snooze, You Win

15/02/2015

Napping may offer a way to counter the damaging effects of sleep restriction by helping the immune and neuroendocrine systems to recover...

Crocodiles Like To Play Too

14/02/2015

Research shows that crocodilians engage in all three main types of play distinguished by behavior specialists...

Advanced Indian Industrial Design (200 years ago)

13/02/2015

Conservationists from Italy and the UK joined forces to study a curved single-edged sword called a shamsheer. ...

Feeling Unloved? Like this page.

12/02/2015

Facebook - People who are generally insecure in their relationships are more actively engaged on the social media site....

Energy Drinks = Hyperactive Kids (Probably)

11/02/2015

Middle-school children who consume heavily sweetened energy drinks are 66% more likely to be at risk for hyperactivity...

I Want it NOW! How Rarity Affects Desire

10/02/2015

Psychologists have long known that you can make a consumer good more desirable by making it appear rare. ...

Feel the Burn. Staying Slim With Chili

09/02/2015

University of Wyoming has found promise in the potential of capsaicin -- the chief ingredient in chili peppers -- as a diet-based supplement....

Maximum Social Network = Minimum Disaster Impact

08/02/2015

Having more extensive social networks is sort of a backup strategy for people....

Meditating For Eternal Youth

07/02/2015

UCLA researchers found that meditation appeared to help preserve the brain's gray matter, the tissue that contains neurons....

What Did I Just Tell You?! Listening and Attention.

06/02/2015

The modulation of alpha waves influences speech comprehension in everyday hearing situations. ...

Will We Cope With Martian Flu?

05/02/2015

Spaceflight may be associated with a process of accelerated aging of the immune system....

Neolithic Gear-Sluts Formed Social Bonds

04/02/2015

Neolithic archery could have had a significant community and social role, as well as providing social prestige...

Middle-Age Drinking Hurts More

02/02/2015

Drinking more than two alcoholic beverages daily in middle-age may raise your stroke risk ...

Gender Roles : Not As Fixed as we Thought

01/02/2015

Men were more aggressive and masculine, while women had a closer attachment to peers and were more sensitive to pain...

Ah Feels it In Me Bones: How Whales Hear

31/01/2015

Bone conduction is likely the predominant mechanism for hearing in fin whales and other baleen whales...

The Male Gaze is a Fact (but there’s a catch)

30/01/2015

Women were viewed more frequently and for longer periods of time - even when their photos were blended in groups of both genders ...

(When) Do You Feel Lucky?

29/01/2015

People are more likely to turn to superstitions to achieve a performance goal versus a learning goal....

Un-boiling Eggs. Finally Some USEFUL Science!

28/01/2015

"Yes, we have invented a way to unboil a hen egg,"...

Learning Lessons From Scorpions

27/01/2015

Scorpions can teach us a lot about the benefits of prolonging nerve impulses....

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