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There’s always someone who has more Twitter followers or more friends on Facebook. This can be annoying and makes some people feel socially inadequate. But take heart, the latest research shows these amazing online networkers probably don’t have more ‘real’ friends ...
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This New Scientist article, usually accessible only to subscribers, is made available for free by Philips MICHAEL JENSEN is talking to me on the phone, but his voice is drowned out by what sounds like a vacuum cleaner. Or maybe ...
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I’M STARING down at my fingers on the keyboard with some shame and disappointment. I expected them to look different by now. When I set out to write about habits, I vowed to break one of my own – biting ...
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“He won’t eat anything but cornflakes,” complained the mother of a boy I used to know. Breakfast, lunch, dinner — always a bowl of cornflakes and milk. Even at other people’s houses, he made no concessions. To his mother, his ...
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A brave new digital world is rapidly emerging as Internet access, smartphones, and other technologies spread quickly through less wealthy nations. But could this sometimes be doing more harm than good? A fascinating new report from the World Bank examines ...
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The bacteria living in our gut may have powerful effects on us, but we aren’t entirely at their mercy. We now have the first evidence of the mechanism our bodies use to keep these microbial hangers-on in check. There are ...
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On a sunny day on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, the peaceful rustling of eucalyptus trees belies the furious chemical activity happening inside every single leaf. Through photosynthesis, leaves use the energy in sunlight to turn water ...
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Northmodern 2016: a shelving system constructed from perforated metal sheets and a set of stackable wooden chairs feature in Ferm Living’s Spring Summer 2016 furniture collection (+ slideshow). The Danish homeware brand presented its latest collection at theNorthmodern 2016 design ...
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How the trouble starts This New Scientist article, usually accessible only to subscribers, is made available for free by Philips FOR those of us who would like to shed a few pounds, dietary advice usually boils down to brute arithmetic. ...
There’s always someone who has more Twitter followers or more friends on Facebook. This can be annoying and makes some people feel socially inadequate. But take heart, the latest research shows these amazing online networkers probably don’t have more ‘real’ friends ...
This New Scientist article, usually accessible only to subscribers, is made available for free by Philips MICHAEL JENSEN is talking to me on the phone, but his voice is drowned out by what sounds like a vacuum cleaner. Or maybe ...
I’M STARING down at my fingers on the keyboard with some shame and disappointment. I expected them to look different by now. When I set out to write about habits, I vowed to break one of my own – biting ...
“He won’t eat anything but cornflakes,” complained the mother of a boy I used to know. Breakfast, lunch, dinner — always a bowl of cornflakes and milk. Even at other people’s houses, he made no concessions. To his mother, his ...
A brave new digital world is rapidly emerging as Internet access, smartphones, and other technologies spread quickly through less wealthy nations. But could this sometimes be doing more harm than good? A fascinating new report from the World Bank examines ...
The bacteria living in our gut may have powerful effects on us, but we aren’t entirely at their mercy. We now have the first evidence of the mechanism our bodies use to keep these microbial hangers-on in check. There are ...
On a sunny day on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, the peaceful rustling of eucalyptus trees belies the furious chemical activity happening inside every single leaf. Through photosynthesis, leaves use the energy in sunlight to turn water ...
Northmodern 2016: a shelving system constructed from perforated metal sheets and a set of stackable wooden chairs feature in Ferm Living’s Spring Summer 2016 furniture collection (+ slideshow). The Danish homeware brand presented its latest collection at theNorthmodern 2016 design ...
How the trouble starts This New Scientist article, usually accessible only to subscribers, is made available for free by Philips FOR those of us who would like to shed a few pounds, dietary advice usually boils down to brute arithmetic. ...