health
The coastal path to good sleep Paid Members Public
Coast magazine [http://www.coastmagazine.co.uk/content/fact-coastal-walks-make-you-happier?destination=node/3777] : > 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 the National Trust’s Great British Walk campaign, discovered that
Help me. I'm coveting Microsoft technology Paid Members Public
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 iPhone (and Android and Windows Phone)
Man meets hospital. Survives. Paid Members Public
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, wondering if the brief goodbye I’
Breaking my duck Paid Members Public
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 Plan Diet for dealing with your
#next11 - An API to your body's data Paid Members Public
David Rowan [http://www.twitter.com/irowan] 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 [http://www.patientslikeme.com/]. It’s a site where people are sharing response to treatments for 500
#likeminds - Tiffany St James on technology & social change Paid Members Public
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/10/tiff.jpg] Tiffany St James [http://community.stimulationltd.co.uk/about-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’
The Most Depressing Day of the Year Paid Members Public
Is this why I’m having such a terrible day [http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/blogs/2007/01/cheer-up.html]? > 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
Elsewhere: The cockroaches are coming Paid Members Public
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 Health Leung Pak-yin on Monday. He
