Posted by Impey Dr Andrew on September 5th, 2007 in Health ·
Recent research has discovered a gene for left-handedness. However, the gene has also been linked to an increased likelihood of developing psychotic mental illness such as schizophrenia. So if being left-handed carries a genetic penalty, how come there are any lefties still out there?..
Posted by Impey Dr Andrew on September 5th, 2007 in Women's Issues ·
The flushing toilet may have been around for over 400 years but despite all those years of practice, scientists tell us we’re still not doing it right…
Posted by Impey Dr Andrew on August 29th, 2007 in Humor ·
What do ticks, leeches, mites, fleas, beetles, flies, lampreys, catfish, bats and moths have in common?
Well, they are unlikely to feature in most people’s list of favourite animals, and they are also unlikely to be the subject of the next Disney film.
However, the answer I was actually after is that they are all groups of animal which practise haematophagy…
Posted by Impey Dr Andrew on August 29th, 2007 in Beauty ·
Sloopy, gloopy, gooey, sticky - slime may not sound too appealing but the world would be lost without it.
Slugs and snails need it to get across the garden path; seaweeds use it to keep the sun off; and frogs wouldn’t be able to absorb oxygen through their skin if they weren’t slimy.
We even have it up our noses and down our windpipes to lubricate and protect our airways…
Posted by Impey Dr Andrew on August 27th, 2007 in Humor ·
Scientists have come up with a way for your pot plants to have a hot-line to your mobile. What more could you want?..
Posted by Impey Dr Andrew on August 23rd, 2007 in Humor ·
There was a muffled outcry with a lot of coughing and some sniggering at the back earlier today as George Bush unveiled his country’s plan to provide energy for the 21st Century - a huge solar array in space.
The announcement follows last month’s dossier from Sir Nicholas Stern and his colleagues - the team behind Why Money Matters More Than People and The Working Class: Use ‘Em or Lose ‘Em - outlining the threat to the global economy if action is not taken to prevent the increase of global carbon emissions…
Posted by Impey Dr Andrew on August 23rd, 2007 in Humor ·
The invention of a hamster-powered paper shredder seems a pretty harmless attempt to harness a bit of pet power to do our daily chores…
Posted by Impey Dr Andrew on August 21st, 2007 in Technology ·
BYU-BYU: Wind Communication Interface
What is it?
A user-computer interaction where the user can use wind (that’s blowing on the screen, not farting at it) to interact with a virtual environment and communicate by breathing or blowing toward their screens…
Posted by Impey Dr Andrew on August 17th, 2007 in Technology ·
The world is moving on from our beloved old clunky televisions to the young, snazzy LCD and plasma screens of the future…
Posted by Impey Dr Andrew on August 17th, 2007 in Humor ·
We’ve all been told a hundred times or more that money doesn’t grow on trees…