It turns out that getting people to fill in a  survey, the best way is to talk at a moderate pace and pause occasionally. Pitch doesn’t really factor in, unless you’re a male and talk with a naturally high pitch, which doesn’t work for you. Persuasive speech: The way we, um, talk sways our listeners.

Gratuitous Randomness: You’re a Liar – Denver Art – Show and Tell.

Gym machines are boring, CrossFit is sadistic, and dieting sucks. Luckily, none of them is essential to being truly fit. Through years of trial and error — and humiliation at the hands of some of the world’s top trainers — the author discovered the secrets to real health. The article starts to get useful at Read more about Everything You Know About Fitness is a Lie[…]

We knew that the act of smiling makes you feel better. It turns out that analysing yearbook photo’s or baseball cards shows that people with the wider smile live longer, do better, have a happier life! The Untapped Power Of Smiling – Eric Savitz – The Tech Trade – Forbes.

UNEP head Achim Steiner said: “The way humanity manages or mismanages its nature-based assets, including pollinators, will in part define our collective future in the 21st century. The fact is that of the 100 crop species that provide 90 per cent of the world’s food, over 70 are pollinated by bees. via World’s bees face Read more about World’s bees still face multiple threats[…]

Unilyzer – Social Media Dashboard Share25Social Media ManagementWant to understand the return on your investment ROI from social media? Need to show your clients, investors, or manager results? Now you can with the Unilyzer Social Media Dashboard. Simply add your social accounts and let Unilyzer do the tracking and reporting. Social Media Metrics Facebook Fan Read more about Social Media Dashboard | Unilyzer[…]

This is the extraordinary story of how someone with an average memory became the fastest American to memorise a deck of cards. Secrets of a Mind-Gamer – NYTimes.com.

Whilst she was visiting the family in Pakistan. It took her 3 years to get off the list, when the man put in for a promotion and they discovered he was married to a terrorist during the routine background check. Immigration Officer Puts Wife on the No-Fly List – Lowering the Bar.

The commission on human rights gently reminds governments that in order for people to be able to be part of a democracy they have a right to know what their governments are up to and there are only very strict exceptions to this. UN defends human right to WikiLeaked info • The Register.

People use status updates to share what’s on their minds, to tell others what they’re doing, and to gather feedback from friends. The different ways people use status updates form some interesting patterns. In this study, we looked at the usage of words in different “word categories” in status updates. This led us to discover Read more about Facebook status updates analysed[…]

Worms that were genetically modified by McGill University researchers not only survived exposure to a banned poison, they lived even longer than normal worms, challenging scientists’ understanding of the aging process. Dr. Siegfried Hekimi and his student Dr. Wen Yang, who are in the Montreal university’s biology department, planned to test the so-called “free radical Read more about theory of free radical ageing debunked some more[…]

It’s a chair, which is also a gym. Loads of excercises! Only $599,-

Very good ideas, as well as links to noise cancelling headphones, earplugs and a site that has seat maps of all airlines so you can choose the right seat during online checkin John Graham-Cumming: How to sleep on a long haul flight.

Children who returned hostility with hostility appeared to be the most mature, the researchers found. Boys who stood up to bullies and schoolyard enemies were judged more socially competent by their teachers. Girls who did the same were more popular and more admired by teachers and peers, the researchers found. via Bullying ‘can be good Read more about Stand up to child bullying – it’s good for you![…]

A school that has allowed its pupils to start the day an hour later says it has seen absenteeism decline.At Monkseaton High School, in North Tyneside, 800 pupils aged 13-19 have started lessons at 10am since October.Early results indicates that general absence has dropped by 8% and persistent absenteeism by 27%. via BBC News – Read more about A school with normal times gets impressive results.[…]

Whether they’re plus sized, normal sized or skinny, women will feel bad about themselves whenever they see a model. There really is no pleasing them! Plus Size Models Don’t Raise Self Esteem | The Frisky.

This guy will dump your girlfriend or boyfriend for a small fee  by phone. He records the call and then puts it on YouTube for the world to hear. IDUMP4U the website where we do all the dirty work for you!.

My research revealed that lucky people generate good fortune via four basic principles. They are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition create self-fulfilling prophesies via positive expectations and adopt a resilient attitude that transforms bad luck into good. I wondered whether these four principles could be Read more about Be lucky – it’s an easy skill to learn[…]