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Sorry folks, but we’re not telling you to hunker down for a nap here (although you’re certainly welcome to…it’s the freakin’ weekend, after all). Nope, what we want you to do is close your eyes for a moment and visualize yourself achieving a goal you’ve set (or plan to set). It can be anything […]
Cyberchondriac (sy bur KA WN dree ak) n.
- a person who imagines they have a particular disease because their symptoms match those listed on an Internet health site.
You’re spending an extraordinary amount of time on the internet seeking out information on medical conditions, digging yourself deeper and deeper in into the abyss.
Does that make […]
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There’s a new movement in the medical world, and what better time to address it than right after New Year’s - you know, with one of your top resolutions being “get organized” and what not. (Right?!?)
The deal? All that clutter you’ve dismissed as nothing more than a nuisance…is actually harmful to your health.
This is […]
Are You a Hot Head?
If you’re the quick-trigger, pissed-off type, then bully for you. Looks like you’re more apt to get things done.
A recent article in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin says that quick-to-blow individuals are better at thinking critically than those passive types. The reason being? Anger is a motivator which allows you […]
New Yorker’s are renowned fast talkers. But even they can’t keep up with the world’s fastest talking woman. Meet Fran Capo, a New York stand-up comedian and motivational speaker, who made the Guinness Book of World Records by talking 603.32 words in 54.2 seconds.
To give you an idea of how fast that is Abraham Lincoln […]
The Most Dangerous Personality Type on an Expedition, and How to Avoid It
I was aboard a wooden raft with an unstable man once, just a few years ago, and as we drifted and sailed on the open sea this strange man began to radiate a mania, a dark, venal paranoia, a malaise that today terrorizes […]
Hey noggin nuts:
The Letter R Is…Purple?
Synesthesia is a condition where one sees a particular color in conjunction with a sound, scent, emotion, letter or number. For example, someone with synesthesia might associate the letter “R” with a color, such as purple. Or the sound of a specific instrument might trigger seeing the color orange. 1% […]
Square Jaws Can’t Catch a Break
You can expect plenty of “girly men” headlines today. Women with marriage on the brain reportedly prefer men who have more feminine features like curved, thin eyebrows and wide eyes. When asked to “judge a book by its cover,” women thought men with square jaws and more rugged features would […]
Is Obesity a Virus?
It’s making for lots of buzz, but it’s unlikely. Though stem cells infected with adenovirus have been shown to convert to fat cells (in the lab), this hasn’t been proven in humans and the chance that this would play a legitimate role in skyrocketing obesity rates is, um, slim. (Adenovirus-36 causes the […]
You’ve seen this, right? Mouse brain cell, meet universe.
The pictures are fine, but what’s far more entertaining are the Stumbleupon reviews.
A few choice gems:
“Those of you who think this has significance are idiots. Those of you who who are mad that this page exists are also idiots.”
“It kind of looks the same…hooray?”
“Neural structure and […]
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