The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Why It’s So Important to Keep Moving
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/why-its-so-important-to-keep-moving/
It is official! Sitting on your ass will kill you, it just takes a long time. In this intriguing experiment they did a pretty good job of eliminating variables and took a …
How Exercise Fuels the Brain
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/how-exercise-fuels-the-brain/
As if we needed more reasons to exercise, now it makes us smarter! The article didn’t make it clear if you had to bust your ass exercise or if walking for an hour …
Georgia Democrats propose limitations on vasectomies for men
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/21/georgia-democrats-to-propose-limitations-on-vasectomies-for-men/?hpt=hp_bn1
This would be hilarious if it weren’t in reaction to basically the exact same response, but in reverse, to women:
…“It is patently unfair that men avoid the rewards of unwanted
Yeast find use for misfolded proteins
Clumps might help single-celled organisms adapt to hardship
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/338486/title/Yeast_find_use_for_misfolded_proteins
I have talked about prions before and until I had read the article above I thought they were an evolutionary dead end since they only …
All genes aren’t indispensable
Even with about 20 that are utterly inactivated, individuals can do just fine
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/338526/title/All_genes_arent_indispensable
I have talked a time or twain about DNA before, how the relatively simple theory I learned back in school (more than …
Obama’s War on Pot
In a shocking about-face, the administration has launched a government-wide crackdown on medical marijuana
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/obamas-war-on-pot-20120216
As a general rule I am not in favor of Democrats but I liked a lot of Obama’s rhetoric during his …
The Cost of Living Longer — Much Longer
Number crunchers are dead set on figuring out how long you will live. For those saving for retirement, it’s the $27 trillion question.
http://www.smartmoney.com/retirement/planning/the-cost-of-living-longer–much-longer-1328897162395/?mg=com-sm
While this is a long article (by web …
In a Squeaky-Clean World, a Worm Might Help Fight Disease
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204795304577220993641557460.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
I have been following this theory for a number of years and it seems to be gaining ground. There is increasing evidence that we have mutualistically co-evolved along with …
The Real Trouble With the Birth-Control Mandate
Critics are missing the main point. There are good reasons that your car-insurance company doesn’t add $100 to your premium and then cover oil changes.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204136404577210730406555906.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Because I keep coming across articles like …
Does Foot Form Explain Running Injuries?
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/why-runners-get-injured/
I was a runner in high school (not a very good one, my best mile was a bit over 5 minutes and at 3 miles I was just over 18 minutes (this when …