Smart Lighting Tech Brings Space Bulbs to Your Home

Think it’s tough to fall asleep on earth? Just try to imagine what it’s been like for all the astronauts inhabiting the International Space Station (ISS) over the last 15 years. They experience day and night light patterns once every 90 minutes. Lighting can help. Even back on terra firma, people use lights to help lift spirits and regulate sleep when, say, the light is scarce in the winter. Now, a space-age solution is, figuratively, making the trip from the ISS to Earth thanks to Lighting Science. The company developed lighting...

Posted By: Pawan Lubana on Wednesday, 1 January 2014

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Oh, Never Mind: Top 5 Retracted Science Studies of 2013

In the publish-or-perish world of academia, the pressure can be intense for scientists to get their work out in front of peers and to secure more funding for further research — so much so that, well, let's just say mistakes can happen. Some mistakes are innocent, such as an accidental mislabeling of data or images that leads the researchers to an erroneous conclusion. Other mistakes reflect a serious lapse in ethics or common sense. Mistakes often result in a scientific retraction, a public removal of the flawed paper...

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Time Management Hacks I Wish I’d Have Known In My Teens

Most people learn time management in the hard way, working late nights to meet deadlines, etc.Etienne Garbugli, product and marketing consultant shared the lessons he’d have known when he was starting into a presentation posted to SlideShare.Here’s what presentation says:- Time Management Hacks :-1. There’s always timeTime is priorities. 2. “Only plan for 4-5 hours of real work per day”Days always fill up. 3. “It’s normal to have days where you just can’t work and days where you’ll work 12 hours  straight.”Work...

Posted By: Pawan Lubana on Tuesday, 31 December 2013

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Here’s Some Proven Ways To Relax.

Holidays have you stressed out?Here are the ways to reduce anxiety and tension through relaxation. 1. Listen to the most relaxing song on Earth.In a study , stress specialist found that “Weightless” by Manchester band Marconi union helped women relax more than songs by Coldplay, Mozart and Enya. A continuous rhythm  of 60 BPM causes heart rate and brainwaves to synchronize with the rhythm. 2. Have a makeout session.It has been found that Kissing releases chemicals of oxytocin which reduce the levels ofstress hormone cortisol. 3....

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12 Things You Forgot Happened in 2013

1. Paula Deen's Career Melts After Deposition Paula Deen, the celebrity cook known best for her affinity for adding extra butter, faced career chaos this summer over details of a leaked deposition. The paperwork included Deen's admissions to using the N-word and plans for a Southern plantation-style wedding, among others. In the wake of the deposition, Deen was booted from pork-producing company Smithfield Foods and her television home, the Food Network. Both noted an intolerance to racial slurs as the cause. Deen later appeared...

Posted By: Pawan Lubana on Wednesday, 25 December 2013

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45 Funniest 'Damn You Auto Correct' Mishaps of 2013

Bad spellers rejoice at the auto-correct function, but without proper supervision, it can ruin your life. Each year, we give thanks for the proper spelling of "pencil," but some texters don't have such luck. Damn You Auto Correct — the popular blog dedicated to blasting your texting misfortunes across the Internet — gathered its most popular typing mishaps of the year. This year's crop of auto in-corrects also includes messages misunderstood by Siri, who would kindly ask that you not mumble. And we can't...

Posted By: Pawan Lubana on Tuesday, 24 December 2013

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