Thank you for bearing with us during the month that does not exist. With Headshots behind us, it’s time to move forward into a brave and bold new world. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and we’re a little bit less mad. Or more. it’s hard to tell. June is all about trying new things, and we’re certainly going to do that. But today, Hexup!
Your iPhone is Rewiring Your Brain
In a manner of speaking. Business Insider printed an article last month on how the tools we use modify our bodies. Over millennia the shape of the human hand changed to use stone tools better. Well, contemporary technology isn’t necessarily going to change your hands, but it’s changing the way you think and remember. We’ll filed this under science news that could be scary but is actually awesome. Read the full story at Business Insider.
Not Exactly Brain Surgery
It is actually, but California musician Brad Carter has a different take on it, serenading his surgeons with the sweet sounds of his guitar. ‘Nuff said. Check it out, including a video from the BBC on dvice.com
No Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Die
Or something. The sharp imaging point at UC Berkeley doesn’t kill secret agents, but it does let us see things previously unseen by humans. In this case, the bonds of molecules forming and breaking. According to the article in Wired “…the team managed to visualize not only the carbon atoms but the bonds between them, created by shared electrons. They placed a ringed carbon structure on a silver plate and heated it until the molecule rearranged.”
Run That Town
Think you can run your town better than the local government? If you live in Australia, here’s your chance to prove it. The Australian Statistics Bureau released Run That Town, a management game that uses actual census data from 2011. Take charge approve plans, and build the city of the future. Read the Cnet article here.
They Can’t All be Winners
And it’s good that they’re not. How important is it that medical researchers publish negative results? According to some researchers, very. In fact, there’s a whole journal devoted to it. It’s not enough to know what works, sometimes we learn great things by knowing what doesn’t. Here’s the post on Scope, the Stanford Medical blog.
Cats + Boxes
Finally, a video of big cats playing in boxes. Need I say more?
That’s all we’ve got this week. If you’ve found an interesting article or crazy story that we should see, tweet it to us using #CCHexup, and it’ll wind up in next week’s Hexup. One day we might even be able to afford an octagon.
