Clik here to view.
How to Become a Pope
How a new pope is elected after Benedict XVI’s resignation requires the individual to be a man, a catholic and a cardinal. To become a cardinal, one must graduate with a major in Catholic Philosophy, a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Faceworks Demo: More Realistic Than a Wax Museum
Nvidia, a visual computing technology company from Santa Clara, released their Faceworks demo at the GPU Tech Conference—it was beautiful, but slightly creepy. Faceworks renders realistic human faces,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How It Pays to Be Creative
Richard Florida speaks about his theory that we are divided into two job sectors: those who are paid for labour or low-skill service work, and those who are paid to use their creative mind. The latter,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Compassion as a Cardio Contributor
David Hamilton, a PhD in organic chemistry (and author of seven books, no less), explains how paying it forward lowers your risk of heart disease. Living from the heart is good for the heart; kindness...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Failure Isn’t Really Failure
Emma Reynolds, previously named to the UK’s “Top 35 Women Under 35″ list, expresses her views on why our twenties are the time to fail fast and often, but to fail forward. Young society is under so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Now Hiring: Scientists, Not Science Teachers
Scientists and kids ask the same questions. Why are we here? Are we alone in the universe? How can we travel through time? 90% of middle school science teachers didn’t take the subject past a high...
View ArticleClik here to view.
45 FYI Facts About American Presidents
Gerald Ford was a male model for Cosmopolitan Magazine? Teddy Roosevelt had a ring that was made of Abraham Lincoln’s hair? Bill Clinton’s cat almost starred in its own Super Nintendo game? Mental...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How To Quit Procrasti-Facebook-ing
The author of The Power Of Habit, Charles Duhigg explains how using 5 minutes every hour can accomodate that need of procrastinating. Ignoring the urge of procrastination while working can all of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What’s The Big Deal About Margaret Thatcher?
She not only ran the U.K. from 1979 to 1990, but she got the ball rolling on many important ideas that influenced Britain, and worldwide. After cutting public services and tax, Thatcher created the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beware: The Deadliest Substances On Earth
Bacteria, plants, and fungi house the most natural poisons, but surprisingly they’re not all just in the rainforest. Your age or the amount of antibodies in your system can effect how potent the poison...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Usain Bolt, Professor of The 100m
His celebrations and “flavour” have created quite a brand for himself. He’s synonymous with first place, speed, and energy. Now, he’s going to share this with you. Six-time Olympic Gold Medallist Usain...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How To Make It in Hollywood
Danny Strong, known for his appearances on Mad Men, Gilmore Girls, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer, tells us how the silver screen is as competitive as professional sports, and sees the same success rate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reality TV Gives Real Love
Andy Dehnart, the Director of Journalism at Stetson University in Florida, developed a TV-relationship with Mr. Rogers as a child, and guess what? He didn’t feel lonely anymore. Having a genuine...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hungry? $5 Food Worldwide
$5 in Australia can buy you 3 pounds of bananas. Cool, right? Unless you’re in Ethiopia, where the same amount of money could buy you 25 pounds. Eating a surplus of bananas doesn’t turn you yellow,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Anxiety is a Good Thing, I Promise
Quarterly review with your boss? Big presentation to the firm? Econ test to study for? “I can’t sleep!” Anxiety is the result of your sympathetic nervous system, or “fight or flight” system. It gives...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What To Do With Feedback
Joy Mayer, an associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism says people generally react to feedback in four ways: with denial, with deflection, with self-righteousness, or with irritation....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Extra Reasons Not to Smoke
We all know about emphysema and lung cancer, yada yada yada. Not to mention it’s an expensive habit. It’s common sense that if you’re overweight or had a lot of kids that your chest will likely sag as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RIP: Music Business Longevity
Music Executive Courtney William Holt began collecting records from Greenwich Village as a teen, after being introduced to British Punk—such as The Jam (listen to “David Watts”) and The Smiths (listen...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Post-Secondary Really a Decent Investment?
With average out-of-state tuitions (in the United States) about three times the normal cost, can the investment be worth it in the end? Consider all the interest of your student loans, all those...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Drunk Tank Pink” to Pacify Your Enemies
Author of “Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave” Adam Alter, speaks of his theory resulted from an experiment in Canadian schools. Different classrooms...
View Article
