Cellphones in Haiti helped keep doctors ahead of a cholera epidemic, by tracking populations as they left the epicenter and alerting medics, as well as sending beneficial advice via texts.
In space, Tito will be sustained by Russian soups, juice, tea and coffee, all in toothpaste like tubes/fruit and ready cooked vegetables as well as canned meats. 'I do miss a good hamburger,' he said.
A. "I'm hungry! If I order food, do you want in?" B. "Sounds good, count me in."A. "Okay great, what kind of food should we order?"B. "Whatever you want. The ball's in your court."
Work has become the scapegoat for all our woes. The case against work is put in persuasive terms on a daily basis. There’s just one problem: it's nonsense. In fact, as far as work is concerned, we've never had it so good.
Expectations for the Chicago Cubs to make it to the World Series are both explainable and yet somewhat ridiculous. The baseball team is really good, but their history of futility makes them unlikely to win it all.
Expectations for the Chicago Cubs to make it to the World Series are both explainable and yet somewhat ridiculous. The baseball team is really good, but their history of futility makes them unlikely to win it all.
People who think they multitask well test high for traits like risk-taking, sensation-seeking and impulsiveness. They are in fact less likely to be good at juggling things, as they are more easily distracted.
People who think they multitask well test high for traits like risk-taking, sensation-seeking and impulsiveness. They are in fact less likely to be good at juggling things, as they are more easily distracted.
Despite their popularity, by the late 1880s dry goods stores were so full of unsold books that prices dropped to less than five cents per copy. Many titles that could still not sell were given away or destroyed.
Pigeons have great visual sharpness. For example, it turns out they are pretty good at recognizing signs of breast cancer from magnified biopsy images.