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Naruto: 15 Things You Never Knew About Itachi Uchiha
screenrant.com
When Sasuke Uchiha was introduced in the third chapter of the Naruto manga, he claimed that his main goal in life was to kill a certain person. We …
Ideas
The trick to persuading people you’re right, according to experimental psychology
Quartz - By Hugo Mercier
It’s an old trope that humans don’t like change—especially when it comes to their opinions. Ancient Greek philosophers complained about the masses refusing to heed their advice. Scholars spearheading scientific
Anime
10 Reasons Why Ninja Will Always Be A Mystery
listverse.com - JFrater
The Japanese ninja of the 15th and 16th centuries remain the most well-known ninja in history. But what is known about them? In many ways, they were …
After subdued trip to Mexico, Trump talks tough on immigration in Phoenix
The Washington Post
MEXICO CITY — Donald Trump, who has made maligning illegal immigrants from Mexico a cornerstone of his presidential campaign, met with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Wednesday — striking a remarkably
World's longest aircraft takes its first flight
Engadget - Jon Fingas
The hybrid airplane/airship took a quick jaunt around the British countryside. That aircraft you see above may look more than a little odd, but it just made history... and it might be the future of flight.
Don't try to be happy. We're programmed to be dissatisfied
The Guardian - Frank T McAndrew
Perpetual bliss would completely undermine our will to accomplish anything at all – that’s why perfect contentment has probably been evolved out of us In the 1990s, a psychologist named Martin Seligman
Can this woman cure ageing with gene therapy?
The Guardian - Dara Mohammadi and Nicola Davis
Biotech boss Elizabeth Parrish has tried out her company’s anti-ageing gene therapy with, she says, amazing results. Too good to be true? Elizabeth Parrish is CEO of BioViva, a Seattle-based biotech company
4 Proven Ways to Increase Your Motivation to Exercise
TIME - By Eric Barker
Workout motivation. You don’t have any. You know exercise is good… and you still don’t do it. You’re not alone. We all want a magic pill that makes us …
7 dumb things you do every day that are not your fault
Business Insider - Sean Kane
Despite the best efforts of scientists, the human mind is still an enigma. What we do know is that our brains are crammed with absurdly complex wiring, leading us to ask ourselves almost daily, "why did
Unseen photos of Europe after World War II
CNN
These color images, taken by photographer David Seymour in 1947, trace the route that the Allied forces took as they drove toward Berlin during World War II.
Biotech Companies Given Green Light to Attempt to Regenerate Brains of the Dead
neurosciencenews.com - Neuroscience News
Two biotech companies in the United States have been given the green light to see if it is possible to regenerate the brains of dead people. Bioquark …
The Pharaoh's Serpent's Neverending Chemical Reaction Is Always So Gross
Gizmodo - Casey Chan
Even though it looks like the devil is reaching through the ground from underneath the Earth to grab a victim, you can’t look away. Even though it …
Self-Management
Go Ahead, Cheat on Your Goals
Inc Magazine - By Jessica Stillman
You've vowed to improve your diet, but then one day you can't help yourself. You start staring at the luscious slice of chocolate cake in the pastry case of your local café. You've been so good, but it
Why You Can’t Lose Weight on a Diet
The New York Times - By SANDRA AAMODT
SIX years after dropping an average of 129 pounds on the TV program “The Biggest Loser,” a new study reports, the participants were burning about 500 fewer calories a day than other people their age and
What marijuana does to your body and brain
independent.co.uk - Erin Brodwin, Business Insider
Marijuana's official designation as a Schedule 1 drug — something with "no accepted medical use" — means it is pretty tough to study. Yet numerous …
Los Angeles
What is a 'normal' night's sleep? It depends on your age, gender and nationality - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times - By Deborah Netburn
What constitutes a "normal" night's sleep? That all depends, says Danny Forger, a biological mathematician at the University of Michiganand an expert in circadian clocks. "People set guidelines all the
States of Matter: Bose-Einstein Condensate
Live Science
Of the five states matter can be in, the Bose-Einstein condensate is perhaps the most mysterious. Gases, liquids, solids and plasmas were all well …
Commentary: Long overdue, a Nazi finally says sorry
Reuters
Seventy years after the Nuremberg trials, something truly extraordinary happened in a German courtroom last week. Reinhold Hanning, a 94-year-old former Auschwitz guard who will go down in history as of
4 Ways to Overcome Feelings of Loneliness
Inc Magazine - By Indigo Triplett
There is a distinct difference between being alone and being lonely. It is not uncommon for an entrepreneur to experience feelings of loneliness, which is a mental state of mind. In fact, being a successful
Puma’s got a tiny racing robot that can move as fast as Usain Bolt
TechCrunch - Brian Heater
Its story is that of an epic battle. Mankind versus machine in a race for dominance. Only one can win. In practice, thankfully, it’s much, much more adorable. A four-wheeled robot that looks remarkably
Watch How Dead Silent an Owl Flies Compared to Other Birds
Gizmodo - Casey Chan
When a pigeon flies, you can hear it sloppily slap its wings as it makes its way through the air. When a peregrine falcon flies, the flight is …
Watch SpaceX land a rocket in this awesome 360 video
TechCrunch - Haje Jan Kamps
Have you ever wished you could stand on deck as a 160-foot rocket lands an arm’s length away from you, after a short trip into space? Yeah, me too, but given the rockets’ tendency to fall over and dramatically
Solar Flares in 4K Show That Space Is Too Hot for Your Monitor
Popular Mechanics - By David Grossman
Take a seat, CGI. When NASA points a camera with 4K resolution at the sun, the result is the type of beauty you'd imagine only in movies. The video comes from NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory, a long-running
Health Care
U.S. Health Care Prices Are All Over the Map, New Study Finds
NBC News - “Where a hospital has a monopoly, then prices tend to be much higher than those areas where there are multiple hospitals."
Health Care Why does a knee replacement cost $29,000 in Kansas but $40,000 in next-door Colorado? Health care prices are all over the map in the U.S., a new study finds. It digs deeply into the crazy of
This Resume For Elon Musk Proves You Never Need to Use More Than One Page
Science Alert - JULIE BORT, BUSINESS INSIDER
Let’s say you are Elon Musk, one of the most influential entrepreneurs in tech history whose career spans two decades of successful startups. Let’s …
Barack Obama geeked out with a virtual reality headset in Germany
Business Insider - Rob Price
On Monday morning, US President Barack Obama attended a trade fair in Hannover, Germany. While there, he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel got the opportunity to try out a virtual reality headset — the
Cat Saves 9 Orphaned Kittens the Same Way She Was Saved By a Husky
lovemeow.com
Rosie the cat, who is a rescue herself, decided she would nurse 9 orphaned kittens even though she didn't have any milk. Now all 9 fur babies have …

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Naruto: 15 Things You Never Knew About Itachi Uchiha

The trick to persuading people you’re right, according to experimental psychology

10 Reasons Why Ninja Will Always Be A Mystery

After subdued trip to Mexico, Trump talks tough on immigration in Phoenix

World's longest aircraft takes its first flight

Don't try to be happy. We're programmed to be dissatisfied

Can this woman cure ageing with gene therapy?

4 Proven Ways to Increase Your Motivation to Exercise

7 dumb things you do every day that are not your fault

Unseen photos of Europe after World War II

Biotech Companies Given Green Light to Attempt to Regenerate Brains of the Dead

The Pharaoh's Serpent's Neverending Chemical Reaction Is Always So Gross

Go Ahead, Cheat on Your Goals

Why You Can’t Lose Weight on a Diet

What marijuana does to your body and brain

What is a 'normal' night's sleep? It depends on your age, gender and nationality - Los Angeles Times

States of Matter: Bose-Einstein Condensate

Commentary: Long overdue, a Nazi finally says sorry

4 Ways to Overcome Feelings of Loneliness

Puma’s got a tiny racing robot that can move as fast as Usain Bolt

Watch How Dead Silent an Owl Flies Compared to Other Birds

Watch SpaceX land a rocket in this awesome 360 video

Solar Flares in 4K Show That Space Is Too Hot for Your Monitor

U.S. Health Care Prices Are All Over the Map, New Study Finds

This Resume For Elon Musk Proves You Never Need to Use More Than One Page

Barack Obama geeked out with a virtual reality headset in Germany

Cat Saves 9 Orphaned Kittens the Same Way She Was Saved By a Husky