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College tech use

Mon, 25 May 2009 14:28:53 -0400

Two recent university studies show how quickly Macs are gaining in popularity among college...

Good news for all the beefcakes, meatheads, gym-rats and...

Mon, 25 May 2009 02:41:36 -0400

Good news for all the beefcakes, meatheads, gym-rats and heart-throbs out there: men with big muscles from weight training are 40% less likely to die from cancer than non-weight-lifting sissy men, according to a recent study.

The data was compiled from more than 8,500 men from ages 20-82 and the study was conducted from 1980 to 2003. One thing I particularly liked hearing was: “Even among volunteers who had excess tummy fat or a high body mass index, regular weight training seemed to have a protective effect.” [via Current]

Introduction to SpatialKey (via spatialkey) Very handy tool for...

Fri, 22 May 2009 10:14:54 -0400

Introduction to SpatialKey (via spatialkey)

Very handy tool for organizing data and presenting it in a powerful punch.

It’s interesting that Italy, France and Turkey - all...

Thu, 21 May 2009 06:28:04 -0400

It’s interesting that Italy, France and Turkey - all countries who are thought of as having generally fattening and rich cuisine - have low obesity rates and long eating times. The US and UK who spend little time eating but have high rates definitely speaks to the idea of living in a fast food culture.

outofsight:

Note where Japan and Korea are and then look at the position of the US.

Via ninakix:

Catherine Rampell over at the NYT Economix blog, created this graph of the average time spent eating in various countries, measured against the country’s obesity rate. She noticed originally that the French seemed to have a low obesity rate, despite the fact that they spent a lot of time eating. I’ve always been a horrendously slow eater, but I actually think, for whatever reason, it’s been good for my health. Something about eating slow limits the amount of food you eat, and makes you savor what you do eat.

rienfaire: Get a friend of yours to download, using Facebook,...

Mon, 18 May 2009 18:13:29 -0400

rienfaire:

Get a friend of yours to download, using Facebook, the ten most frequent “favorite books” at every college via that college’s Network Statistics page on Facebook […].

Download the average SAT/ACT score (from CollegeBoard) for students attending every college.

Presto! We have a correlation between books and dumbitude (smartitude too)!

Each Nintendo employee turns more than $1 million in profit

Mon, 18 May 2009 11:24:37 -0400

The average Nintendo employee will produce more than $1.6 million in profit in 2009, according to...

UN short 70% for funds to aid central and east Africa

Mon, 18 May 2009 10:52:00 -0400

From the United Nations: Only 2 per cent – or $3.9 million – of the more than $225 million required...

What does the American public really know?

Mon, 18 May 2009 10:32:00 -0400

This image, from Pew Research, is the reason why Data Block exists. There is helpful and...