don't tell Jenny McCarthy about this

The U.S. government wants to use candy-dropping drones to save endangered ferrets https://t.co/xtxl3yJjLX

— Mashable (@mashable) July 13, 2016

teach me everything goldie hawn

Jealous! @joefryer got a meditation lesson from @goldiehawn. pic.twitter.com/4hJ2BIvG2h

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 19, 2016

would you like to see some over-designed nonsense?

here are some new ideas in ways to medicate people who don't enjoy / can't remember to medicate themselves:

this inhaler turns brown as you don't use it, appearing sick and appealing to your caretaker instincts.

don't give an s about others? only about your morning coffee? well this medicine requires a mug-sipping motion. it's just like drinking coffee, except it's chemical air!

maybe you're just in need of a good hobby, but taking your pills isn't what you had in mind? well, this form encourages the user to peel away at layers or medicine, eventually reaching a "goal pill" in the middle!

which one would you be most likely to enjoy using? be careful what you answer says about you!

thx susanne!

kewl.

Phineas Gage is legendary for two reasons: surviving a tamping iron through the head before the age of modern medicine (There wasn't even anesthetic in 1848 when he suffered the accident while laying train track.); and sustaining a drastic change in personality as a result of the brain injury. Despite all the medical and psychological studies inspired by this marvel, Gage, himself, has remained an elusive historical figure. All that remains is the spike and his skull, displayed in the Warren Anatomical Museum at Harvard Medical School.



That is, until recently, when Jack and Beverly Wilgus posted a photo, titled "One Eyed Man with Harpoon" to their Flickr page. The image, which they discovered in 1968, was posted roughly a year ago, at which point the story began to slowly unfold online. Commenters, and whaling experts, pointed out that the metal instrument was not a harpoon. Eventually, one commenter named Michael Spurlock wondered, "maybe you found a photo of Phineas Gage?" (via)

Shiba Inu Puppy Cam

in case you havn't had your daily dose of puppy. click here to get see round 2 of the shina inu puppy cam, the cuteness strikes back. as i post this, they are suckling.

Medical news: your body is a f***ing joke

The New York Times is reporting breaking medical news: if you have a hard time with balance you might sprain your ankles lots, and visa versa. "People with bad ankles have bad balance."

Improving your balance could reduce the risk of ankle injury and especially multiple ankle injuries, and sprainers often re-sprain quickly after the first injury. The way to improved balance is the old trick: stand on one leg for a while, as still as you can, then try it whit the other leg. Sounds like a perfect subway platform activity. Do you hear that, idiots! Do you know were your feet even are?

Why should balance training prevent ankle sprains? The reasons are both obvious and quite subtle. Until recently, clinicians thought that ankle sprains were primarily a matter of overstretched, traumatized ligaments. Tape or brace the joint, relieve pressure on the sore tissue, and a person should heal fully, they thought. But that approach ignored the role of the central nervous system, which is intimately tied in to every joint. “There are neural receptors in ligaments,” says Jay Hertel, an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Virginia and an expert on the ankle. When you damage the ligament, “you damage the neuro-receptors as well. Your brain no longer receives reliable signals” from the ankle about how your ankle and foot are positioned in relation to the ground. Your proprioception — your sense of your body’s position in space — is impaired. You’re less stable and more prone to falling over and re-injuring yourself. --NYT

After reading this article, I sauntered over to my favorite website Texas A&M Engineering, and read about how they're helping people stop falling, especially if you're over 65. Apparently 1 in 3 elderlies will fall each year. And its not just a little inconvenience, as 1 in 4 of those who fall will die on the bathroom floor. Those engineers down in Texas are making an ankle brace with a chip inside that buzzes when it senses an ankle roll, so you fix yourself.