Free Post coastal life The coastal path to good sleep Coast magazine: New research carried out by the National Trust has revealed that a coastal walk will make you sleep longer and feel happier. The survey, which is part of
Free Post fitness Help me. I'm coveting Microsoft technology Wow. It’s not often I covet a Microsoft piece of hardware – but the Microsoft Band looks like a really nice bit of kit. It’s basically a souped up fitness tracker, that’s halfway to being a smartwatch – and it works with the
Free Post freelancing Man meets hospital. Survives. Life has a way of throwing you curveballs. And by “curveballs”, I mean a visit to hospital via paramedics and an ambulance. While I’m all for new experiences, this was not one I found particularly thrilling, especially the moments spent laying on gurney,
Free Post food Breaking my duck Been a little quiet around here, hasn’t it? 2012: time on my hands, money in the bank – surely my blogging should have shot through the roof? And that was, indeed, the theory I had. But instead, I’ve been following the patented Adders
Free Post NEXT11 #next11 - An API to your body's data David Rowan tried to build a compelling case for gathering and sharing data about yourself, because it can benefit both yourself and society. One example: Patients like me. It’s a site where people are sharing response to treatments for 500 different conditions. In
Free Post democracy #likeminds - Tiffany St James on technology & social change Tiffany St James is hammering us with stats – the vast amount of data created every two days, the number of people online, the even larger number of people using mobiles. What’s the most common reason for using the internet? News, followed by researching
Free Post health The Most Depressing Day of the Year Is this why I’m having such a terrible day? January 22 is the most depressing day of the year, according to one headline-grabbing psychologist who, among other things cites fading memories of holidays as one reason for this being a particularly gloomy start
Free Post health Elsewhere: The cockroaches are coming Great. Not only will cockroaches outlive us all, now they’re going to be the death of us, too. According to a BBC News report, it is suspected that cockroaches are spreading SARS. The cockroach theory was voiced by Hong Kong Deputy Director of
Free Post health Elsewhere: We're All Going To Die I admit that it’s an unnecessarily sensationalist headline, even for me, but illness has been uppermost in my thoughts of late. The War in Iraq seems to have driven all news of this nasty little virus, the one that’s killing dozens of