10/14/2011
10/13/2011
» Medical Breakthroughs: Scientists figure out how to switch off peanut allergy(via @io9)
The peanut allergy is one of the eight most common types of food allergies, and the common use of peanuts in a wide range of foods makes it particularly dangerous.
10/13/2011
10/13/2011
Multitasking // This is your brain on media… from Visually
10/11/2011
» "Temporary Marriages" Would Let Couples Opt Out After 2 Years - SLATE
Til death do us part just got a ‘get out of jail free’ card from the Mexican government, who seeks to create ‘temporary’ marriage of sorts just in case you want a bail out early into the union…. NICE.
10/07/2011
» Nutrition: 10 Stubborn Food Myths That Just Won't Die, Debunked by Science(via @Lifehacker)
Every other week, new research claims one food is better than another, or that some ingredient yields incredible new health benefits. Couple that with a few old wives’ tales passed down from your parents, and each time you fire up your stove or sit down to eat a healthy meal, it can be difficult…
09/06/2011
“Many problems, signs of hope in New Orleans” http://t.co/Zr8kM34 #neworleans #nola #business #bytopic #byregion
09/05/2011
Video: TEDxUIUC - Sherry Turkle - Alone Together (by TEDxTalks) http://t.co/NESKOzM
09/04/2011
TEDxUIUC - Sherry Turkle - Alone Together (by TEDxTalks)
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03/12/2011
» "[Cornell] Study links warm offices to fewer typing errors and higher productivity..." they're just bitter because they're cold up there in NY!
“Study links warm offices to fewer typing errors and higher productivity”… I don’t believe it! Arctic temperatures make me crazy productive! and by arctic I mean 65-69 degrees!
According to the daily stat’s synopsis of this Cornell study:
JULY 15, 2010
Chilly Offices Limit Productivity
Raising the temperature of an insurance company’s offices from 68 degrees to 77 degrees Fahrenheit (20 to 25 C) reduced typing errors by 44% and boosted typing output by 150%, according to a monthlong study by Alan Hedge of Cornell. The higher, more comfortable temperature resulted in a savings for the employer of about $2 per worker per hour, Hedge says.
Source: “Cornell News: Office temperature and productivity” via Harvard’s daily stat
