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- BusinessAOL
Swedish man invents a practical 'bicycle-car'
A Swedish design engineer has invented a new bike that has four wheels and a car-like cover to protect the occupant from the elements. Mikael Kjellman started a crowdfunding project on IndieGoGo in order to raise funds for his all-weather
- NewsJasmine Jones
‘Phubbing’, The Social Faux Pas You Didn’t Know You Were Guilty Of
Sure they throw you the odd “mmhmm”, glancing up up once in a while to pay lip service to your exchange but they’re not actually listening. Well, there’s a name for this scourge on our social interactions - it’s called “phubbing”. Phubbing is a portmanteau of the words “phone” and “snubbing”. The term, which originated in Australia, is used to describe “the act of snubbing someone in a social setting by looking at your phone instead of paying attention”. Is this desire to favour our phones ov
- NewsJasmine Jones
The Microbes On A Child’s Handprint After Playing Outside Show The Bacteria Lurking
Microbiologist Tasha Sturm took the print of her son’s hand after he’d been playing outside. The microbes show just how much bacteria we’re exposed to. The print was taken on an agar (a sterile petri dish filled with a substance used to grow bacteria) which was then incubated at body temperature for a day then left to sit out at room temperature. Sturm captured the photo after allowing the bacteria to grow for about a week.
- NewsJasmine Jones
Around The World In 7 Hangover Cures
Fish juice, raw egg and buffalo milk: the barftastic world of hangover cures.
