Science & Technolgy

Conan’s Bored & So Are His Writers

March 3, 2010
By Judy Grundstrom
Conan’s Bored & So Are His Writers

Conan O’Brien joined Twitter a week ago and ever since he has been getting quite a following with over 500,000 people and counting looking at his Tweets.  He has only written seven Tweets since joining but I would say the publicity he is getting per 14o character line is paying off.  And since Leno...
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Brotastic.com: Just Dudes, Looking For Other Dudes, To Do Dude Stuff

February 24, 2010
By Judy Grundstrom
Brotastic.com: Just Dudes, Looking For Other Dudes, To Do Dude Stuff

From the Urban Dictionary: Brotastic: Bros + Fantastic = Brotastic! Head Bro: Hey man, all the bro’s are getting together to watch Dane Cook and play game cube, wanna join?! Odd Bro out: Yeah man, sounds Brotastic!! I was surfing the web the other day, as all of you know I like to do, and came across...
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Emoji For iPhone Totally Kicks Ass!

February 23, 2010
By Judy Grundstrom
Emoji For iPhone Totally Kicks Ass!

What is emoji you ask?  Emoji is the Japanese term for picture characters or emoticons used in wireless messages or webpages.  I know that in the United States we have emoticons also, but believe me, they are no where near the level of kick-ass as emoji.  How do I know this?  Well, most of...
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My Dad Is Building A Maternity Ward For Loons At His Lake House

February 17, 2010
By Judy Grundstrom
My Dad Is Building A Maternity Ward For Loons At His Lake House

I received an email from my dad today.  It caught my attention over everything else in my Inbox because it was titled this, “Benedict lake Loon maternity unit.”  A bunch of different things crossed my mind as to what this email could be about.  My dad is a retired physician and in his time...
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SCIENCE: Men Guilty Of Not Feeling Guilt

January 27, 2010
By Judy Grundstrom
SCIENCE: Men Guilty Of Not Feeling Guilt

As chick flicks often point out, men are not as sensitive as women, and now a scientific study published in The Daily Mail seems to back up that theory. But that lack of sensitivity has a knock-on effect – men feel much less guilt than women do, new research suggests.  And the problem is not...
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Media Jumps All Over Calling Blondes “Warrior Princesses”. It’s Not True, It’s Sexy

January 19, 2010
By Judy Grundstrom
Media Jumps All Over Calling Blondes “Warrior Princesses”. It’s Not True, It’s Sexy

This week the Sunday Times printed a story called “Blonde women born to be warrior princesses.”  The main idea of the story is that women with blonde hair are more aggressive than brunettes or redheads and more likely to display a “warlike” streak.  This was said to have happened to blondes because they exist...
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SCIENCE: Watching TV Kills You

January 12, 2010
By Judy Grundstrom
SCIENCE: Watching TV Kills You

Scientists warned in a story printed in The Independent that watching TV for hours at a time can lead to negative health effects and early death. The researchers monitored 8,800 adults for six years to see what impact watching television had on their long-term health. They found that each hour a day spent in front...
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SCIENCE: The G-Spot Doesn’t Exist

January 5, 2010
By Judy Grundstrom
SCIENCE: The G-Spot Doesn’t Exist

On Sunday the Times published a story that has been creating a stir ever since.  It seems that according to a team of British scientists that the G-spot doesn’t exist.  After studying 1,800 British women scientists have found that the G-spot is simply  a subjective idea that has been encouraged by therapists and magazines. ...
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SCIENCE: Why Your New Year’s Resolution Is Going To Fail

December 29, 2009
By Judy Grundstrom
SCIENCE: Why Your New Year’s Resolution Is Going To Fail

Less than one quarter of the people who make New Year’s resolutions actually succeed in keeping their goal.  A new study performed by psychologists in the UK asked 700 people how they went about try to keep New Year’s resolutions.  Only 22% percent of the participants were successful. The Telegraph reports that the most common...
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SCIENCE: Women Don’t Like Male Dominated Computer Geek Stuff

December 14, 2009
By Judy Grundstrom
SCIENCE: Women Don’t Like Male Dominated Computer Geek Stuff

In a new study performed to find out why girls and women shy away from computer science, it turns out that the environment of the classroom has a lot to do with attracting females to the courses.  People don’t like stereotypes, but in this case, the image of the classic computer nerd who stays...
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