Kids social network activity shifts 10%
An explosion of social connection tools like FaceBook, MySpace and Twitter in recent years has researchers studying their usability by and impact on various…
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EXCLUSIVE: Canadian man urges UFO eyewitnesses to report sightings despite risk of fear, ridicule
A Scarborough, Canada man — Paul Shishis — believes that most UFO sightings go unreported because people are afraid of ridicule or become frightened by the experience. But times are changing. Eyewitness accounts of unidentified objects are becoming more mainstream and are being covered by more medial outlets. Shishis says if you see anything, reporting is the key to documenting what you see…
CRYONICS: Is the scientific quest for ‘life after life’ giving false hope to the dying?
A terminal disease is ravaging your body. Doctors have given you less than three weeks to live. Your cryonics membership is paid up, all of your legal affairs are in order, and your family understands your last wishes. A standby team is ready to step in once the attending physician pronounces you legally dead. You are about to be preserved, an act of faith in the hopes of being revived to live a healthy life sometime in the future…
A closer look inside health care reform
It’s often said that the attention span of the average America is extremely limited when it comes to a discussion of in-depth issues. If it doesn’t fit in a 30-second commercial, a nightly news sound bite, or a quick discussion at the office cooler, conventional wisdom says most people aren’t interested. However, the past few weeks have proven that Americans are intensely engaged when it comes to the health care debate…