New screensaver tests for synaesthesia

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Posted 115 days, 4 hours ago by Leroy

I can kill you with my brain*. Sorry, wrong superpower. Synaesthesia is when the brain crosses sensory information with sensations of another kind, like hearing colours, or smelling numbers. Now you can take the test. (*May be a lie)

Your new 'local' bookstore

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Posted 118 days, 4 hours ago by durx

Your new local bookstore is sooooo far away

Geek's marriage proposal on Google Street View

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Posted 120 days, 10 hours ago by Bronwen

A LOVESTRUCK geek has asked his girlfriend to marry him - again - and the whole world can witness the proposal using Google Street View.

Eat Roo, Save the Planet

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Posted 120 days, 15 hours ago by Leroy

What's that Skip? You're better suited to our environment, degrade the land less, require less maintenance to farm and produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than sheep or cattle? And you're damn tasty?...

Psychiatry via iPod?

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Posted 123 days, 15 hours ago by Leroy

In what appears to be a classic case of correlation implying causation, medics are being encouraged to use their teenage patients' music preferences as diagnostic indicators for mental illness. Strangely, country music doesn't get a mention.

Fostering – it’s not just for kids!

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Posted 141 days, 17 hours ago by PetRescue

Maybe you'd love a pet, but due to work, travel or situation you aren't able to make the 10-15 year commitment. Foster caring could be the answer!

TV overrides brain, makes kids fat, study suggests

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Posted 142 days, 14 hours ago by Devar

Watching TV at mealtime can make children overeat, as the distraction overrides signals that normally make a person feel full, Canadian research has found.

New campaign shows family comes first

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Posted 163 days, 4 hours ago by SandraC

Want to know more about the newest epidemic, mumnesia? Having trouble taming your toddler? Interested in tapping into hints and tips from a network of local cyber mums?

BMW Gina - a car with no metal, just fabric!

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Posted 166 days, 13 hours ago by vlalwani

BMW has come up with a concept car built from stretchable fabric that moulds into any shape. The fabric covers a strong metal structure which is controllable by the driver.

The Irish can now make good espresso

1points
Posted 167 days, 2 hours ago by franksting

STEPHEN MORRISSEY Made 4 espressos, 4 cappuccinos, and 4 'original drinks which he created himself' to win Barista of the Year. David Makin from Australia was runner-up.

They had sex where?

1points
Posted 177 days, 2 hours ago by gussy

Just a light hearted article about Italy and inappropriate places to have sex.

The myth of a gene for every disease is busted!

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Posted 191 days, 5 hours ago by rodsherwin

A new branch of science called Epigenetics moves medicine from simple mechanics to the Quatum Science level. Epigenetics proves that our health is NOT predetermined by genes and that we have control over how our genes express themselves thus deter...

Your drinking water causing depression?

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Posted 191 days, 8 hours ago by Devar

A New York org whose members are raising alarms about the damage from fluoride in America's water supplies says a government study available online suggests the additive can be blamed for a multitude of problems stemming from thyroid imbalances.

4 Ways to Survive Malaria-risk Destinations

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Posted 198 days, 4 hours ago by waveringhobbit

Always travel safely.

Some Employers Just Get It

1points
Posted 203 days ago by Lulu

Job with the lot?

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