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Wearable Tech: The New Wave - Take a look at some of the coolest wearable tech on the market.

From VoucherCodes via Visual.ly.

Tons of excellent infographics in one place.

The population of internet users has grown 528% since 2000 and the spread of the social web has made that population more wired in than ever. Customer Magnetism examines this huge online population boom.

Via Customer Magnetism.

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Eighteen to 29-year-olds made their presence felt in the 2008 election, but will they show up for this year's U.S. presidential election between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney?

Via Best Colleges Online.

The dish on politics.

If vanilla and fresh linen was still feeling too feminine to scent the man cave, fear not, manly men, Yankee Candle has heard your barbaric yawp and is now offering Man Candles.

Offered in macho scents such as 2x4, Riding Mower, First Down and Man Town, you need never hang your head again after being dragged into the candle store. They even offer a sports-themed candle holder so you don’t ruin the tabletop.

Just in time for Father’s Day.

Full story at Yankee Candle via Buzzfeed.

You know you want a Man Candle.

It’s hard to imagine Disney cartoons have ever been the subject of censorship, but like many beloved cartoons, there’s a seamier side that’s bound to offend if you get the references.

Such was the case with “The Shindig” where Clarabelle Cow’s exposed udders were deemed too risqué for Ohio audiences as was her reading material; Three Weeks was an early example of “women’s mass market erotic fiction.”

As the old saying goes, "What happens in the barn, stays in the barn."

Full story at Neatorama.

The evil underbelly of Disney.

Nine percent of the Western Hemisphere’s mammals—and up to 40 percent in some regions—may not be able to outpace climate change.

“I think it’s important to point out that in the past when climates have changed—between glacial and interglacial periods when species ranges contracted and expanded—the landscape wasn’t covered with agricultural fields, four-lane highways and parking lots, so species could move much more freely across the landscape,” says Joshua Lawler, associate professor of environmental and forest sciences at University of Washington.

Full story at Futurity.

More research news from top universities.

Photo credit: U. Washington

When considering a patient’s blood vitamin D levels, it may be best to consider a lower threshold for concern, as well as the time of year.

"In evaluating health risk," the University of Washington researchers conclude, "season-specific targets for Vitamin D blood concentration may be more appropriate than a static target when evaluating patients health risk."

Full story at Futurity.

More research news from top universities.

Marine biology, scharine schiology. Pleated Jeans skips scientific facts for its series of sea life diagrams.

Via Pleated Jeans. (H/T @laughingsquid)

Laughing is good for you.

When the moon passes in front of sun, as viewed from Earth, the eclipse that occurs is visible from a narrow path on Earth that corresponds to the location of the moon's shadow. During a total solar eclipse, this path is known as the path of totality. WARNING: Never look directly at the sun during an eclipse with a telescope or your unaided eye. Severe eye damage can result and scientists use special filters to safely view the sun.

Via Space.

The view from space.

Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a lab, researchers found evidence that even short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves a person’s cardiovascular health.

“Beijing is one of the most polluted cities in the world, and the Chinese government had proposed to reduce pollution levels to be comparable to other Olympic host cities,” says USC Professor Junfeng (Jim) Zhang.

“We wanted to take advantage of such a huge intervention and look at what happens to people biologically.”

Full story at Futurity.

More research news from top universities.

Not all E-rated video games are created equal. New research indicates content matters more than ratings when it comes to effects on kids.

“In the children’s study these were are all very cartoonish games—they were all rated appropriate for everyone—and yet we still show the violent harm aspect, as well as the prosocial, good aspect of some E-rated games,” says Iowa State University psychology professor Craig Anderson.

Full story at Futurity.

More research news from top universities.

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More older, highly-educated women are choosing to have a family, but it remains unclear whether they are having children in addition to—or instead of—careers.

“Women born in the late 1950s are the turning point,” says Qingyan Shang, assistant professor of economics at the University at Buffalo. 

Full story at Futurity.

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Christmas is the time for giving...and making sweet, sweet whoopie. What? That's what science says.

According to birth data compiled from 1973 to 1999, the most common birthday falls on September 16 and September in general is a hot time for popping out children. Do the math and you may notice Mommy was doing a little more than kissing Santa Claus underneath the mistletoe.

Full story at The Daily Viz.

Fun with science.

NBC reporter Ben Aaron took a trip to the Fair Lawn Senior Center in New Jersey to spend a day gleaning wisdom from old (very old) friends Harvey and Eddie. The delightful duo shared their amusing takes on everything from Facebook to Lindsay Lohan.

Only good news.

Females and younger athletes take longer to recover from concussions, new research shows.

“We need to raise awareness that yes, female athletes do get concussions. Too often, when we speak with parents and coaches, they overlook the fact that in comparable sports, females are concussed more than males," says study leader Tracey Covassin of the kinesiology department at Michigan State University.

Full story at Futurity.

More research news from top universities.

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