science

Personal DNA tests – scary or awesome?

March 22, 2008

The first… potentially. The second… heck yeah! Check out Mike Arrington’s “review” of 23 and Me‘s consumer level (if said consumer has $1000 bucks to burn) DNA test. You get some fun stuff: Some of the information is just for fun – I have “wet earwax,” for example, and don’t have the “alcohol flush” gene [...]

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Plot of Children of Men 2 or legitimate environmental concern? You decide.

February 23, 2008

Talks of a “secret” report from the Pentagon to George Bush about how climate change is going to destroy us reads like the plot of a summer Blockbuster: A secret report, suppressed by US defence chiefs and obtained by The Observer, warns that major European cities will be sunk beneath rising seas as Britain is [...]

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Stomach flu: 2. Karen and Alex: 0

January 9, 2007

Over the holidays, Karen’s brother kindly brought the stomach flu he had a few das earlier, to Christmas. Lucky for us, the gift didn’t start giving until the day after Christmas – and then it gave from 8pm until 6 in the morning, over and over again. It was so relentless in its giving that [...]

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Top 10 fitness myths

December 12, 2006

I promise that this is not turning into a health blog but I am a sucker for lists – especially ones that dilute this often obtuse health information into bits that are more compact. So here are the top 10 fitness myths, which are good to be aware of if you’re planning on getting things [...]

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First the bad, now the good…

December 11, 2006

As a bookend to last week’s post on the foods loaded with trans fats, today we give you a list of the 29 healthiest foods to eat. No one can be expected to live by these but I recommend reading them in the hopes that you retain some of the information via osmosis and maybe [...]

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Go to the gym or fire up your Wii?

December 7, 2006

This guy is looking for the answer. He’s going to do 30 minutes a day of Wii Sports for six weeks and track the following metrics (Weight, BMI, Heart Rate (at rest), Body fat, Pain/Soreness and more) to see what effect his training regimen has. This is not Rocky hauling carcasses across Siberia but it [...]

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Want to kick more ass in the morning?

October 20, 2006

Some people aren’t really into the whole morning thing (Karen is one of those people) and to you I offer Top 10 Tips To Feel Great In The Morning. Surprised coffee didn’t make the list.

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Put down that shampoo!

October 5, 2006

It’s all a scam. Seriously.

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Glow Pebbles

September 27, 2006

Another, moderately useful, yet very clever thing.

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Might as well call this “Science Thursday”

August 24, 2006

This ain’t your momma’s 20/20. This is about the science of extinction, baby! Get psyched! Seriously, everyone, set your DVRs for this one: The world’s top scientists, including Stephen Hawking, considered the foremost living theoretical physicist, describe seven riveting scenarios detailing the deadliest threats to humanity. Some can destroy the planet, others have the ability [...]

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