THE U.S. NAVY WILL NO LONGER COMMUNICATE EXCLUSIVELY IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.
The three highest paid officials on the Pentagon budget? The football coaches at Army, Navy and Air Force.
Many things could trip up the housing recovery, from stalling job growth to higher mortgage rates; at the moment, a bursting bubble is not one of them.
Last year writer Evan Osnos chronicled on his New Yorker blog the premature decline of his courtyard house: “When the rainy season hit Beijing, our house began to show its age. About four years old, to be precise.”
The US is a world leader in sperm exports primarily because sperm banks in the U.S. are run on a for-profit basis. Denmark also exports a lot of sperm because of high standards and demand for that blond, blue-eyed look.
Trying to Learn a Foreign Language? Avoid Reminders of Home.
The geometry of persuasion: How do seating layouts influence consumers?
David Brooks Doesn’t Understand Neuroscience.
Interface between neurons and computers are still in their infancy. Here are four big improvements that will soon bring brain-machine interfacing to the next level.
Humans are meant to walk heel-to-toe, with the leg at about a 90-degree angle to the foot and the ankle joint employing a 60-degree range of motion during normal daily activities. By wearing a high heel, “you’re altering the position of the foot and how the foot is to function. Therefore, lots of bad things happen.”
Some 25% to 40% of the population suffers from motion sickness. Cool compress, listening to music can help.
If you are unlucky enough to be suffering from the effects of long-haul jet-lag, you could try shining a very bright light into your popliteal fossae (the backs of your knees).
Tatsuo Horiuchi, a 73-year-old Japanese artist, creates vibrant landscapes using Microsoft Excel. [Thanks Tim]
The average destination of international flights from every country in the world.
How many houseflies would it take to lift me?
Dog grooming competition – in pictures.
The ‘Face Slimmer Exercise Mouthpiece’ From Japan.
every day the same again | June 18th, 2013
