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Entertainment
News Flash: TV Won’t Make Your Baby Smarter, Idiots
9:00AM Mark Wilson | You know what’s the saddest thing about a study proving that television is not good for small children? A bunch of Harvard researchers had to waste their time and funding to prove it. More »
Gadgets
Consumers Choose Products With More Tech Specs
8:00AM Mark Wilson | A recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research reveals that we are heavily influenced into choosing products with heavy technical specs—even when those specs mean nothing. More »
Press
Study Says Gadget Buyers Are Assertive and Arrogant
2:30AM Jason Chen | Don’t just take author Douglas Coupland’s word that you’re an asshole, there’s now an online study of 25,000 people that confirms what we’ve all been thinking.
Online
11:26AM Nick Broughall | When I was studying at Uni, the Internet was just starting to gain traction. As a result, my favourite lectures were the ones that I didn’t have to attend because all the notes and transcripts were online.
Today, students from a heap of Unis around Australia and NZ get an even sweeter gig, with lectures, guest speeches and videos from The Australian National University, Griffith University, Swinburne University, University of Melbourne, University of NSW, University of WA and Otago University all hitting iTunes U.
So now a whole new breed of students get to enjoy their university bar rather than the boredom of their lectures. Maybe I should think about getting my Masters…
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Australian Universities Hit iTunes U
11:26AM Nick Broughall | When I was studying at Uni, the Internet was just starting to gain traction. As a result, my favourite lectures were the ones that I didn’t have to attend because all the notes and transcripts were online.
Today, students from a heap of Unis around Australia and NZ get an even sweeter gig, with lectures, guest speeches and videos from The Australian National University, Griffith University, Swinburne University, University of Melbourne, University of NSW, University of WA and Otago University all hitting iTunes U.
So now a whole new breed of students get to enjoy their university bar rather than the boredom of their lectures. Maybe I should think about getting my Masters…
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Science
Mobile Phone Use While Pregnant Causes Kids To Go Haywire, Study Says
5:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Pregnant women should probably add mobile phones to the list of things they need to avoid, along with alcohol, sushi and cat poo. A giant study that surveyed over 13,000 children found that women who used mobile phones when pregnant were more likely to give birth to kids with behavioral problems. More »
Press
Italian
4:17AM Addy Dugdale | A professor from the University of L’Aquila in Italy says has discovered a clue which may point the way to the fabled G-Spot—or at least prove that some lucky ladies have it, while others don’t. Emmanuele Janini’s findings (he scanned 20 women, 11 who experienced vaginal orgasms and nine who didn’t, with a vaginal ultrasound) have set off a raging debate inside the wonderful world of lady-pleasure.
Italian Perv Professor Claims Ultrasound Can Hunt Out the G-Spot
4:17AM Addy Dugdale | A professor from the University of L’Aquila in Italy says has discovered a clue which may point the way to the fabled G-Spot—or at least prove that some lucky ladies have it, while others don’t. Emmanuele Janini’s findings (he scanned 20 women, 11 who experienced vaginal orgasms and nine who didn’t, with a vaginal ultrasound) have set off a raging debate inside the wonderful world of lady-pleasure.
Gadgets
Leapfrog Crammer Helps With the Late Night Revision
1:25PM Haroon Malik | At some point in our lives, we were cramming for exams that we had no chance of passing. It is unfortunate then that we did not have the Leapfrog Crammer at our disposal, which would have permitted us to create customised digital flashcards for viewing whilst listening to our tunes. More »
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Kaplan Introduces SAT Prep for iPod, High-School Kids Everywhere Groan
2:15AM Seamus Byrne | That’s right, kids! Now your iPod (5th Gen) can do more than just play the videos and music you probably stole off of the internet, you no-contributin’-to-society bum. Now Kaplan is selling SAT test prep programs on iTunes, so you can sit in the corner with your fancy iPod—and learn some vocab, Mister! More »
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