Painless tweezing
If tweezing your eyebrows makes you gasp with pain, this advice is for you. Ever had a toothache and bought a tube of Orajel at the drugstore to relieve…
Author: The Smart Reader Staff
Briefs and quick reads selected and edited by The Smart Reader's editorial team of Rick, Allyson, and Ryan Good.
Work up a sweat to protect your brain
Harvard researchers have come to some conclusions about how much exercise will protect you from dementia. They say people engaging in moderate to heavy…
LockBit: The godfather of cybercrime
Forget the old hacker stereotypes — the computer nerd in the basement or the international spy with an ambiguous accent. The most powerful cybercrime…
New swallowable pill can monitor vital signs
You’ve taken pills to treat lots of ailments, but have you ever popped a pill to check your vital signs? This might sound like something out of a…
A look at the epic battle over Google’s App Store
Google is facing one of the most important court cases in company history, and so far it has suffered a defeat. Game developer Epic scored the first…
Unappreciated rights?
(A) system of free speech confers countless benefits on people who do not much care about exercising that right. Consider the fact that in the history of…
Homeless hermit crabs get shelter
Shell collectors are leaving hermit crabs homeless. Beautiful shells are an attraction to many, but empty shells are actually little condos and they are…
Levi CEO: Shower with your jeans on
Levi’s CEO: Shower with your jeans on Never put your jeans in a washing machine? Never? Not even after you have been wearing them for two weeks? That is…
Pirates surround sunken treasure ship
When the 62-gun Spanish galleon the San Jose lost a battle with the British and sank off the coast of Colombia in 1708, it took 200 tons of gold, silver…
Stay awake during takeoff and landing
The tedious airplane boarding process may seem like the perfect opportunity to get some shut-eye, but it’s not the best time. During takeoff and landing,…