The largest ever study of the possible genetics of depression is set to go underway in China. This is due to the recent findings of a major survey on depression, indicating that there are similar symptoms and triggers of the disorder as in the West, except with a few surprises: A higher level of education [...]
In January 2007, Canadian researchers seem to have found a simple and effective cure for some types of cancer – namely lung, brain and breast. I’m only writing about this now as it seems like the hubpages link (here) is going viral through facebook and perhaps people may need further clarification since there isn’t even [...]
According to a poll by the Daily Mail, gaming does indeed foster negative feelings in relationships, sometimes leading to their demise. For some reason, this poll was only for relationships where the male was the gamer (which is pretty typical, although it would be interesting to see the results from the other way around). Apparently [...]
Jane McGonigal, a game developer has given a speech at the TED conference about how she believes that gaming can make a better world. If you’ve got 20 minutes, watch the speech below: She makes a lot of good points about gaming, although most of it is focused on World of Warcraft. McGonigal has written [...]
I woke up to some pretty epic news today: Germans are one step closer to making a cloak of invisibility! Awesome!! My mind started running rampant with all the insane things that could be done once this thing has been invented. However as I continued to read on, it was clear that we’re still far [...]
This has probably been all over the internet before reaching me, but it’s still something I wasted spent a lot of time trying to figure out today. Take a look at this picture of a dancer: Which way is she spinning for you? Clockwise or anti-clockwise? There is no correct answer. Depending on which way [...]
I guess this question has been plaguing some women but for the life of me I can’t figure out why. If internet porn has taught us anything it’s that men can be attracted toy anything and everything, including two girls eating a cup of shit. But if you were wondering why men don’t seem to [...]
According to a new report published in PC Mag, google probably isn’t making you stupid. It was argued that we were becoming lazier as a society in the fact that we can find answers to anything just by “googling it”. They questioned if “the bite-sized snippets of information the Web provides make us less likely [...]
John Coker is a rocket enthusiast and has designed some of the most epic rockets i’ve ever seen – they’re in the shape of Crayola crayons! Cute! Visit John’s website to find out more.
A new study has suggested that beer is a rich source of silicone and may help prevent osteoperosis. “The factors in brewing that influence silicon levels in beer have not been extensively studied” said Charles Bamforth, lead author of the study. “We have examined a wide range of beer styles for their silicon content and [...]
