“What Caffeine Actually Does to Your Brain”

Posted by Head Geek on 10 September 2010, 10:49 am

Always a good thing to know. I’ve mentioned before that I seem to have acquired a permanent immunity to caffeine, but I don’t see anything here to explain that.

“Advice for Britons on serving foreign guests”

Posted by Head Geek on 9 September 2010, 11:32 am

Some of these are interesting, others are amusing. Especially since I know several Canadians (and yes, several of them would take offense if you called them American, and almost all of them would quickly correct you), and a couple who’ve spent several years in Japan and have adopted some of the Japanese culture. And my …

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“The Science Behind ‘Having a Bad Day’ (and How to Solve It)”

Posted by Head Geek on 8 September 2010, 11:49 am

I don’t have much to add to this, I just thought people might find it useful. In addition to some fun neurobiology information, it offers some concrete steps to use the next time you start thinking that you’re having a “bad day.” (Hint: as I’m sure you suspected, it’s essentially all in your head, and …

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“Nerve connections are regenerated after spinal cord injury”

Posted by Head Geek on 7 September 2010, 9:45 am

This is excellent news in and of itself — but it’s also one of the key technologies needed for direct neural connections. 🙂

“Unsuck It Translates Awful Corporate Speak into Plain English”

Posted by Head Geek on 6 September 2010, 12:09 pm

I’ve often wondered why some people can’t just use plain English. I understand that there are some specialized terms in every occupation, but making up whole new words when existing words will do? Or using flowery and obfuscating phrases instead of well-known ones that mean the same thing? So far as I can tell, the …

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“Driller robot to explore great pyramid”

Posted by Head Geek on 5 September 2010, 10:46 am

I’ve been waiting for years to find out what’s behind that little door. It’s almost certainly nothing… but there’s always the chance that it will be something amazing.

“How to Program Your Immune System”

Posted by Head Geek on 4 September 2010, 10:07 am

“Altermune.” Pretty damn smart. I expect this will be a product (or more likely, dozens of products) before this decade is out. And that people born in the next one will consider our worries about most infectious diseases as incomprehensible as we see the beliefs of the Dark Ages.