Charlie Todd: 200 People Are Funnier Than 1
One thing I've learned producing events for Improv Everywhere over the past decade is that if I give our participants creative license, they'll come up with choices that are far better than the ones I...
View ArticleDisney teaches humanoid robot to play catch and juggle
The happiest place on Earth has taught one of its humanoid robotic subordinates (for now) to play catch and juggle with willing human participants in an impressive display of creepy animatronic...
View ArticleHow To Burn More Calories? Choose Your Workout Buddy Wisely, Study Says
Who you choose as a workout buddy could determine how effective your exercise will be. Researchers determined that young women who trained with a teammate they perceived to be a better performer were...
View ArticleOverfishing threatens Pacific tuna
MANILA — Asia-Pacific fishing experts on Sunday warned against depleting tuna stocks, saying the region needs to reduce its catch of the vulnerable bigeye species by 30 percent. Participants at the...
View ArticleData Dump: Are Potential Panelists Scorning Google?
In the past year, Google has been repeatedly criticized on privacy issues. Is that why the search giant seems to be having a hard time finding enough participants for an ambitious new tracking venture?...
View ArticleUS Government Recommends Blocking Popular Websites During Pandemic Flu Outbreak
(Mike Adams) The US government has issued a new report that recommends blocking access to popular websites during a pandemic outbreak in order to preserve internet bandwidth for investors, day traders...
View ArticleThe science behind wanting to squeeze adorable things
You know that thing when you see something so cute that you just want to squeeze it? Well now there's a scientific explanation for your semi-aggressive behavior toward all things adorable!A recent Yale...
View Article‘When The Zombies Come,’ Apocalypse Prep Documentary, Offends ACE Hardware...
Employees at an ACE Hardware store in rural Georgia turned their love of AMC's "The Walking Dead" into a zombie obsession. But their preparations for a zombie apocalypse, captured in a documentary...
View ArticleHarvard Medical School to study health of NFL players
Harvard Medical School announced Tuesday a $100 million grant from the union representing NFL football players for an unprecedented study into the health of participants in the violent sport. The...
View ArticleItalian Prosecutor Implicates Bilderberg Group and CIA for Massacres in Italy...
The Bilderberg Group has now been directly implicated for the murder of Italian activists during the seventies and eighties. … Read More
View ArticleWhat’s a “first time,” anyway?
The story that I typically tell of my “first time” takes place in a hotel room with my longtime high school boyfriend and involves an enthusiastic romp through the entire goddamn Kama Sutra. But months...
View ArticleMindfulness Meditation Boosts Music Engagement, Study Finds
An ancient practice linked with physical and mental benefits -- such as an improved immune system, lower blood pressure and positive brain changes -- could also aid in a more cultural matter: really...
View Article9 Thai couples lock lips for ‘kiss in’ to break 50-hour world record
Nine Thai couples locked lips Tuesday in hope of setting a new record for the world’s longest kiss, but the attempt proved too much for two septuagenarians who dropped out after just one hour. The...
View ArticleWorst NBA Slam Dunk Contest Moments: Chris Andersen, Darrell Armstrong’s...
At its best, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest showcases the power and grace that make fans jones for basketball. At its worst, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest does something else entirely. That something else may...
View ArticleSurvey: Microsoft is now cooler than it was just a few years ago
Microsoft’s efforts to revamp their image appear to be paying dividends. A recent poll from Reuters / Ipsos shows that nearly half of all participants think Redmond is cooler now that it was just a...
View ArticleAre Republican brains different?
A brain scan study recently revealed that Democrats and Republican process and understand risk in different ways, with Democrats more attuned to their emotions and those of others, while Republicans...
View ArticleImmigrants say North Carolina’s plan to mark driver’s licenses ‘stigmatizes’...
Immigrants rights advocates are criticizing North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s (R) plan to mark driver’s licenses for two-year visa recipients with the phrase “NO LEGAL STATUS.” The Charlotte Observer...
View ArticleCaltech physicist slams government on marijuana research
Late last week, in a speech at a medical marijuana conference flagged by Think Progress, Caltech theoretical physicist John H. Schwartz blasted the federal government's treatment of marijuana research....
View ArticleTop 5 moments of Rand Paul’s filibuster
It was a long, hard slog for viewers and participants in the filibuster of the vote to confirm new CIA chief John Brennan, most notably for Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who, we are sad to say, found time to...
View ArticleAlaska sled dog race half way through
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