If there ever was a sign that we’ve had more than enough snow this winter, here it is.
Science
How IKEA Seduces Its Customers: By Trapping Them
It’s no revelation that IKEA drives you crazy, but now a scientist from University College London has worked out just how and why they do it.
New Research Shows Testing, Not Cramming, Key To Learning
Turns out, studying for hours on end isn’t the best way to learn something new. Great, now they tell us.
Manic Metric Monday: Scientists Rethink the Kilogram
Monday kicks off an urgent meeting between some of the greatest minds in science, a debate that could result in a rethinking of the most elemental scientific measurements. Will the kilogram ever be the same?
Frosty Faces the Heat: Snowman Shipped to Bahrain’s Blazing Climate
NewsFeed is pleased someone could enjoy the snow this winter. Now if only we could send all of our snow to the Middle East.
Musical Genius: One Doc’s Study of How Improv Impacts the Brain
A Baltimore doc is fusing music with science to see how your brain changes when dropping rhymes.
National Hug Day: Yes, It Matters
Let’s hug it out!
Will the Earth Have Two Suns by 2012?
In the Star Wars saga, George Lucas imagined a world where twin suns rose and fell in the horizon. Looks like his vision may not be so far-fetched.
Case of Mass Bird Deaths Solved: It Was The Government, Obviously
Call it a win for conspiracy theorists everywhere?
The Great Arctic Solar Mystery: Why Did Sunlight Return to Greenland Two Days Early?
Forget what the groundhog says, the winter may have ended two days early in Greenland. (via Huffington Post)
Sex in Space: Certainly Possible, But Not Recommended
Astronauts planning to have an out-of-this-world reproductive experience, take note! Experiments conducted on zebrafish suggest that space travel could harm your unborn child. (via The New Scientist)
Japanese Scientist Says We’ll Have Mammoths by 2015
A Japanese professor in Kyoto, Japan seems to have take a cue from Hollywood: he says that he’ll be able to create a woolly mammoth by 2015, a mere four years now, in a Frankenstein-like twist.