Science

Why Woodpeckers Don’t Get Brain Damage

If a human tried chopping wood with his head, he’d lose at least one eye and sustain permanent brain damage. But woodpeckers do it all the live long day and sustain zero headular damage. How do they do it?


December 16, 2011
News

Lark Snarks At Jawbone UP With Free Trade-In

The fitness-tracking Jawbone UP has its share of problems. (It dies!) Jawbone is offering refunds, but it also created a big opening for competitors. Like LARK, which is offering free sleep trackers to anyone willing to trade-in a Jawbone UP.


August 16, 2011
Gadgets

Lark Un-Alarm Clock Lightning Review: Don’t Wake Up Your Partner

My iPhone’s alarm — which blares the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song — wakes up my girlfriend every morning (sorry honey!). Lark is a wristband alarm clock that won’t. In fact, it doesn’t even make a peep — it vibrates your wrist so it’s only you that gets up.