How to Boost Your Willpower

An interesting research on the relationship between what we eat, self control and cognitive abilities. I wasn’t too surprised to hear about the effects of sugar in helping cognitive abilities. I experienced this first hand years ago when I was on a low carb/high protein diet that at some point resulted in a state of […]

Coffee and its effects on cognitive capability

Ah I love my coffee.. but it’s not necessarily the pick-me-up drink if you’re on too little sleep.
Developing Intelligence : Caffeine: A User’s Guide to Getting Optimally Wired
Another study indicates the same is true of caffeine’s effect on the medial prefrontal cortex. In that study, sleep deprivation-related decrements on the Iowa Gambling […]

You vs. The Chimp, and you’ll probably lose

Boring day in the market. Don’t see anything of interest to me. But check out this story:
KnowledgeNews :: You vs. The Chimp
A new study says that young chimpanzees can significantly outperform you at some short-term memory tasks. Scientists even have the video to prove it. Read on, then watch that video.
The video.
There was no way […]

The fish that can survive for months in a tree

Pretty astonishing little fish.

The fish that can survive for months in a tree | the Daily Mail
Hidden away inside rotten branches and trunks, the remarkable creatures temporarily alter their biological makeup so they can breathe air.
The discovery, along with its ability to breed without a mate, must make the mangrove killifish, Rivulus marmoratus Poey, one […]

Fish can develop fingers and toes

Fascinating.
Sharks Have Genes for Fingers and Toes
Researchers identified genetic activity in spotted catsharks embryos that signal the creation of digits. The discovery pushes back the date of the evolutionary “fin to limb” advance by some 135 million years. When a gene—essentially a set of instructions—is translated into a trait, such as red […]

In the end

An interesting piece from the National Geographic News. Bold is my emphasis.
Sprawling Angkor Brought Down By Overpopulation, Study Suggests
Ever since the late 16th century, when Portuguese traders spied the towers of the monument poking through a dense canopy of trees, people have puzzled over the demise of the Angkor civilization. Now a […]

Male circumcision cuts AIDS risk

Male circumcision reduces the risk that men will contract HIV through intercourse with infected women by about 70 percent, according to a study reported in The Wall Street Journal.
After discovering the dramatic results, French and South African researchers halted the study about nine months in order to offer the uncircumcised men the opportunity to undergo […]

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