Living in a city can harm your fertility
City-slickers, compared with their rural counterparts, are wealthier and have better job prospects. They enjoy bountiful food, superior healthcare and cleaner sanitation. But babies born in cities are more likely to grow up to have increased fertility problems according to a new study. Daily exposure to pollution can set us up for a lifetime of ill-health. [...]
Scientists using “magic mushrooms” to treat depression
Scientists are again turning to hallucinogenic drugs as a cure for depression. Drugs such as LSD and psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient found in “magic mushrooms”, were seen as an important therapeutic tool back in the early 60s. But after enthusiasts like Timothy Leary promoted them with the slogan “Turn [...]
Is 72 the code of life?
Is 72 the answer to life, the universe and everything? It’s definitely the answer to a few economic questions, says Michael Blastland in a regular column for the BBC. The author, Douglas Adams joked in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy that the answer to the ultimate question [...]
The science of stupidity
Can you be so stupid you don’t know how stupid you are? According to scientists the answer is yes. Some people’s incompetence can actually protect them from an awareness of their own incompetence.There is even a name for it – the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Blank Mag’s favourite documentary maker Errol Morris writes in the New York [...]
Dancing Robots
Robots might not be ready to take over the world but they would have a good chance at winning America’s Got Talent. Fantastic display of synchronised robot dancing at the Shanghai Expo 2010 Dancing robots Tweet This Post
What’s happened to global warming?
Its good to be reminded that global warming is a theory not a fact. So we salute the BBC’s climate correspondent Paul Hudson for writing the following article. What’s happened to global warming?. This headline may come as a bit of a surprise, so too might that fact that the warmest year recorded globally was [...]
