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08/24/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

The top three LIES that Bitcoin promoters tell themselves to “keep the faith” in their digital Ponzi scheme

When Bitcoin was first launched in 2008, many financial analysts claimed it heralded a new age of economic viability. Crypto-currency, as its name suggested, offered users an entirely digital and anonymous source of income. In the countries that accepted it, bitcoin could be used and traded like actual cash. One of the advantages of bitcoin […]

08/21/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Gulf of Mexico DEAD ZONE caused by agricultural runoff from U.S. farms

Every year, a hypoxic zone appears along the Gulf of Mexico. Otherwise known as a “dead zone,” it is an area of water that contains little to no oxygen. The significantly reduced levels essentially makes the body of water a biological desert. Hypoxic zones usually occur around summertime. But while these areas are considered to […]

05/16/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

California city to stop using synthetic herbicides in favor or organic pesticides

Councilman Billy O’Connell of Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, has proposed a year-long pilot study to have portions of Central Park West use organic pesticides instead of synthetic ones. This move by the seaside city is meant to address the growing concern its citizens have with the many recorded adverse health effects synthetic pesticides provide. […]

05/07/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Vitamin D helps friendly bacteria repopulate the gut, making it the perfect campanion to probiotic supplements

A high fat diet alone cannot trigger a metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions associated with an increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. Researchers of a new study published in Physiology said that vitamin D deficiency is needed for this syndrome to progress. Authors reached this conclusion after observing mice and their gut bacteria. […]

04/26/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

American Airlines pilots being sickened by toxic chemicals in uniforms

Here we go again. Late last year, thousands of American Airlines employees said that the carrier’s new uniform caused a series of allergic reactions including eye swelling, rashes, skin blistering, and even vertigo. American repeatedly assured their employees that their new uniforms were safe and have since then distributed the uniforms to around 70,000 frontline […]

04/21/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Elephants are conscious beings with BODY awareness, new experiments reveal… are they smarter than humans?

“Dumbo” may be a misnomer. Elephants may be more intelligent than we thought — and trust us, we already thought very highly of these gentle giants. A team from Cambridge University said in a new study that elephants have high levels of self-awareness; an ability that doesn’t develop in human children until at least the […]

04/21/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Scientists: You really can improve your memory with magnets

Non-invasive brain stimulation using magnets can improve auditory memory and could, in the future, treat neurocognitive challenges associated with conditions like Alzheimer’s or brain injury. A new study published in Neuron found that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can manipulate theta waves in the brain, specifically auditory memory. Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill […]

04/13/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Just ONE robot eliminates SIX jobs, analysis finds… human labor rapidly becoming obsolete

Automation has led to the loss of 670,000 manufacturing jobs between 1990 and 2007, confirms a new report published in the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Authors of the study caution the U.S. local labor markets that this number is expected to rise as more industries transition to a more automated environment. This coincides […]

04/03/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Quack science study gives subjects tiny doses of vitamin D, then proclaims “Vitamin D doesn’t prevent cancer”

A recent study by JAMA claims that vitamin D3 and calcium supplementation do not significantly lower the risk of cancer after extended use. But read the fine print carefully! The study floods you with a lot of numbers and technical mumbo-jumbo that’s little more than fake science, hoping you gloss over the parts you don’t […]

03/29/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Future geniuses may be suffocated by too much “structured” knowledge in education and science, warn scientists

Can too much structure kill creativity? According to researchers at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the answer is yes. In a series of experiments, authors of the study found that an organized structure of activities can place limitations on creativity and inhibit innovation among adults. It has long been believed that structure and […]

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