Tag: Science

  • Anti-GMOs? Here, meet science

    I just thought I would share this for any anti-GMO folks, or those who buy into the marketing campaigns out there today. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-people-oppose-gmos-even-th…

  • “Swearing makes you more persuasive.”

    “Swearing makes you more persuasive.” Thanks, that’s all I needed to hear! Pretty interesting article from Time magazine about the words we use. Another interesting part of the article: “That word “I” can be very telling. Powerful people don’t say it much. Less powerful people say it the most. People use “I” rarely when lying…

  • Ebola Fear Mongering

    Just FYI peeps, don’t let the fear mongering get you down. Wired has a great article on what you should or shouldn’t be concerned about with Ebola.

  • Slow-Motion Cheetah

    Amazing slow-motion footage of a Cheetah at high speed. The Cincinnati Zoo has a cheetah exhibit where you get to see a cheetah run full speed after prey (on the string like in this video) and it is one of the cooler things I’ve ever seen at a zoo. They talk about and illustrate how…

  • Rosemary and Oregano

    Cool story about University of Illinois research that could potentially help fight diabetes. Here’s a link to the ACS news item: http://www.acs.org/…/rosemary-and-oregano-contain…

  • When will our antibiotics stop working?

    Food for thought, and it makes me feel somewhat better about not running to the doctor for every little problem looking for a drug to cure something the body should be able to resist on its own. http://www.fastcoexist.com/3029939/the-day-when-our-antibiotics-stop-wor… The Fast Company article linked to another great article in TIME. Interesting too that the Time article…