الأحد، 30 أغسطس 2015

5 crazy predictions for why Apple's iPhone event needs a huge venue and 10 More

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5 crazy predictions for why Apple's iPhone event needs a huge venue

Apple's next event is in a huge auditorium. Why does the company need all of that space?

Unboxing the Google OnHub Wi-Fi router that looks nothing like a router

We unbox the OnHub, Google's intelligent Wi-Fi router.

10 gross pools facts that might scare you off swimming

Pools are basically a murky swamp of bacteria and misery. Don't read this list if you ever want to step into a pool again.

Street fight takes sudden turn when bromance overcomes

A drunken street fight takes a sudden turn when the fighters embrace in a long hug. instead of throwing more punches.

Fan dies after falling from upper deck during Braves-Yankees game

The man fell close to the area where players' wives and families sit, and there was blood was on the concrete surface around the seats.

'Minecraft' founder Markus Persson's sad Twitter spree

In the latest installment of "money can't buy you happiness," Minecraft founder Markus Persson says he's "never felt more isolated" despite becoming a billionaire after selling ...

Brave souls begin yearlong simulation of life on Mars

Six smiling people entered a dome on a barren Hawaiian volcano.

World's tallest man makes massive NBA player look like a pipsqueak

Enes Kanter is a very large NBA player -- until you stand him next to the world's tallest man.

Still cutting bread with a chainsaw? The best knife for your needs

The Basic Kitch: Cooking techniques and tricks that are anything but boring.

Bikes were invented because a volcano killed all the horses

The birth and evolution of the bicycle.

5 can't-miss apps: 'Fallen,' Inkboard, Ditty and more

This week's list includes an app to send doodles to your friends, an update to Facebook's newest standalone app and a new gravity-based game.

ScienceDaily: Top News

ScienceDaily: Top News


Confidence in parenting could help break cycle of abuse

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 09:38 AM PDT

To understand how confidence in parenting may predict parenting behaviors in women who were abused as children, psychologists have found that mothers who experienced more types of maltreatment as children are more critical of their ability to parent successfully. Intervention programs for moms at-risk, therefore, should focus on bolstering mothers' self-confidence -- not just teach parenting skills, the researchers said.

Borderline personality traits linked to lowered empathy

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 09:38 AM PDT

Those with borderline personality disorder, or BPD, a mental illness marked by unstable moods, often experience trouble maintaining interpersonal relationships. New research indicates that this may have to do with lowered brain activity in regions important for empathy in individuals with borderline personality traits.

Increasingly severe disturbances weaken world's temperate forests

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 09:38 AM PDT

Longer, more severe, and hotter droughts and a myriad of other threats, including diseases and more extensive and severe wildfires, are threatening to transform some of the world's temperate forests, a new study has found. Without informed management, some forests could convert to shrublands or grasslands within the coming decades.

Can you avoid hangovers after heavy drinking?

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 09:38 AM PDT

Are some people immune to hangovers, and can eating or drinking water after heavy drinking prevent a hangover? The answers appear to be 'no' and 'no' according to new research.

Keeping the ions close: A new activity

Posted: 28 Aug 2015 11:31 AM PDT

Building better batteries means understanding the chemistry of acids and bases. Now, scientists found that when a strong acid is mixed with water, the negatively and positively charged parts create an unexpected structure.

An engineered surface unsticks sticky water droplets

Posted: 28 Aug 2015 10:54 AM PDT

Researchers have developed the first nano/micro-textured highly slippery surfaces able to outperform lotus leaf-inspired liquid repellent coatings, particularly in situations where the water is in the form of vapor or tiny droplets.

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News


Confidence in parenting could help break cycle of abuse

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 09:38 AM PDT

To understand how confidence in parenting may predict parenting behaviors in women who were abused as children, psychologists have found that mothers who experienced more types of maltreatment as children are more critical of their ability to parent successfully. Intervention programs for moms at-risk, therefore, should focus on bolstering mothers' self-confidence -- not just teach parenting skills, the researchers said.

Borderline personality traits linked to lowered empathy

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 09:38 AM PDT

Those with borderline personality disorder, or BPD, a mental illness marked by unstable moods, often experience trouble maintaining interpersonal relationships. New research indicates that this may have to do with lowered brain activity in regions important for empathy in individuals with borderline personality traits.

Can you avoid hangovers after heavy drinking?

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 09:38 AM PDT

Are some people immune to hangovers, and can eating or drinking water after heavy drinking prevent a hangover? The answers appear to be 'no' and 'no' according to new research.