A paradox of plenty - hunger in America
blogs.reuters.com — In the world’s wealthiest country, home to more obese people than anywhere else on earth, almost 50 million Americans struggled to feed themselves and their children in 2008. That’s one in six of the population. Millions went hungry, at least some of the time. (Submitted by bamafun) More…
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ZEE: The Room that Makes You Hallucinate [Interview & Video]
motherboard.tv — The mind-melting piece consists of an empty room where rapidly flashing stroboscopic lights and droning music play against a thick fog, immersing the viewer in an overwhelming, three-dimensional vortex that blurs the distinction between the mind and the external stimuli. In some cases, it causes hallucinations; on rare occasions, seizures. (Submitted by MMusick) More…
White skin is all the rage in Asia
globalpost.com — Hilda Chu balanced an umbrella in one hand and textbooks in the other. Her skin was ghostly white. “I try hard to make my skin white,” said Chu, 18, a student at National Tsing Hua University. “If my skin is lighter, I will be happier because I think I look good. It makes my emotion better, yes.” Asians spend $18 billion a year to appear pale. (Submitted by Slashered) More…
5 Awesomely Odd (& Tasty?) Thanksgiving Dishes
mentalfloss.com — Anybody can make a basic turkey or ham (well, maybe not anybody). But who has the courage to make a turkey with White Castle hamburger stuffing? Here are 5 unusual holiday dishes -- 1 or more likely to satisfy your offbeat culinary taste buds (or curiosity). (Submitted by openthink) More…
Dance Chorepgrapher Does What Therapists Could Not Do
nytimes.com — Gregg Mozgala, a 31-year-old actor with cerebral palsy, had 12 years of physical therapy while he was growing up. But in the last eight months, a determined choreographer with an unconventional résumé has done what all those therapists could not: She has dramatically changed the way Mr. Mozgala walks. (Submitted by noupsell) More…
New antibiotic bandage dissolves when wound heals
mnn.com — Dressing wounds can be a dirty business. Emergency rooms create countless tons of biohazardous waste from used bandages, and wounds can become infected if tainted bandages aren't replaced in a timely manner. A clean solution may have been found: A bandage that protects the wound until it is no longer needed, then it simply melts away. (Submitted by naturalpapa) More…
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