“War by Remote” – FRONTLINE’s coverage of the “pilots” who fly Predator drones:
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Internet search process affects cognition, emotion:
arly 73 percent of all American adults use the Internet on a daily basis, according to a 2009 Pew Internet and American Life Project survey. Half of these adults use the Web to find information via search engines, while 38 percent use it to pass the time. In a recent study, University of Missouri researchers found that readers were better able to understand, remember and emotionally respond to material found through "searching" compared to content found while "surfing." "If, as…
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Short Heels and Long Toes: A Surprising Recipe for Speed.
ack coaches have long claimed that the best sprinters are born, not made. Now, new research on the biomechanics of sprinting suggests that at least part of elite athletes’ impressive speed comes from the natural shape of their foot and ankle bones. Using ultrasound imaging, researchers compared the feet of 12 top college sprinters with those of 12 mere mortals. Surprisingly, the athletes had particularly short heels and longer-than-average toes — features that actually put them at a mechanical disadvantage…
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Why a high IQ doesn’t mean you’re smart:
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Dolphin markets in everything, Gresham’s Law edition
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Danger – Falling (absurd) Objects:
ue Ice. There are several known cases of houses being struck by frozen airplane-lavatory waste, euphemistically known as “blue ice.” The ice can form when a plane’s lavatory develops an external leak; frozen at high altitude, the waste warms and dislodges as a plane descends. Luckily, there are no known instances of people being struck by blue ice. Suicide Jumpers. At least one case exists in which a person has been struck and killed by another (falling) person: just this…
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The secret to weight loss (that nobody wants to hear) – NYTimes.com
The message of our work is really simple,” although not agreeable to hear, Melanson said. “It all comes down to energy balance,” or, as you might have guessed, calories in and calories out. People “are only burning 200 or 300 calories” in a typical 30-minute exercise session, Melanson points out. “You replace that with one bottle of Gatorade.” via well.blogs.nytimes.com Join over 320,000 readers. Get a free weekly update via email here. Related posts: New Neuroscience Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make…
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“Linked In” Founder Reid Hoffman interview (video):
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