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by GAIA VINCE
[ from New Scientist ]
The youngest children in a school year group have a higher risk of developing mental health problems than the oldest children, according to a new study.
A survey of more than 10,000 British schoolchildren aged five to 15 years old, found that those with birthdays in the last three months of the school year were more prone to psychiatric problems, such as hyperactivity and behavioural difficulties, compared to those born in the earlier in the school year. Continued…
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by BRIAN McWILLIAMS
[ from Wired ]
This summer, Dave Hill got a refreshing break from the run-of-the-mill spam that routinely invades his e-mail inbox. Instead of hawking mortgages, penis-enlargement pills or weight-loss products, a message arrived that seemed straight out of a science fiction novel.
The anonymous e-mail offered $5,000 to any vendor capable of promptly delivering a collection of far-fetched gadgets for conducting time travel. Continued…
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