Slashdot Science Story | Turns Out You Actually Can Be Bored To Death

A study conducted by researchers at University College London shows that boredom can kill you. The researchers found that people who reported feeling a great deal of boredom were 37 per cent more likely to have died by the end of the study. Martin Shipley, who co-wrote the report said, “The findings on heart diseaseContinue reading “Slashdot Science Story | Turns Out You Actually Can Be Bored To Death”

Statistics GOP Criticized Were Originally Touted By Bush Administration – The Gaggle Blog – Newsweek.com

Maybe its time to stop some of the name calling over counter-terrorism policy and start checking the facts. As the debate over Obama Administration counter-terrorism policies has heated up in the wake of the failed Christmas Day underpants airplane bombing, prominent Republicans, ranging from leading senators to a former Press Secretary for George W. Bush,Continue reading “Statistics GOP Criticized Were Originally Touted By Bush Administration – The Gaggle Blog – Newsweek.com”

Global market turmoil hints that U.S. recovery may founder | McClatchy

Awww, man. Conflicting U.S. jobs data and mounting concerns about debt defaults abroad that threaten global economic growth triggered a worldwide wave of stock-market volatility Friday amid fears that the improving U.S. economy could unravel. A mixed jobs report from the Labor Department, including a revision that showed that 2009 job losses were far greaterContinue reading “Global market turmoil hints that U.S. recovery may founder | McClatchy”