Less famous, but annoying, autocorrect mistakes
Of all the challenges of modern technology, autocorrect is at once highly useful while remaining annoying and sometimes embarrassing. The Internet is full…
Month: May 2017
Brain scientist says stress can make you stronger
You feel the tension creeping up your spine. Heart begins to pound. Anxiety. Do you need to pop a pill to stop it? Or maybe what you need to do is feel…
British hedgehogs decline
BBC Gardening World Magazine has sent out a call to help the tiny, spiny hedgehog. About 50 percent of gardeners in Britain have not seen a hedgehog in…
The shine on a buttercup
A game children used to play: Hold a buttercup under your chin. If it reflects yellow, which it usually did, then you like butter! The game tells us more…
Phone battery life
To get the most out of your phone’s battery, don’t let it drain to zero. The best idea is to juice it up at the 30 percent to 40 percent mark, according…
Spendaphobia: When you have it but won’t spend it
According to CNN Money, many retirees have a hard time spending the money they worked so hard to save. Studies by the American College of Financial…
Aging and art: A filmmaker says they go together
Brains get better with age, says filmaker Bob Bellinoff. At age 70, Bellinoff is thinking about being an artist, he writes in seniorplanet.com. Bellinoff…
Sound stimulation can enhance sleep, memory
A finely tuned recording of a waterfall might be one key to better sleep and memory, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. The study used gentle…
Even light activity can help with pain, study says
Want to stay out of pain? Vacuum the carpet or walk the dog. A new study shows that older adults who do any sort of light to moderate activity feel less…
Family dinner: Evolving, good for kids
During years as kids grow, family dinner time tends to change, but it remains one of the fundamental building blocks of kids’ character and knowledge,…