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The Secret to Enjoying Nature Is Your Phone

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An essential part of having a smartphone is hating yourself for it. The self-awareness that smartphones are bad for us, and that tech companies are evil for addicting us to their apps, is proof of sanity. In recent years, the predictable masochism we feel while scrolling has found an equally predictable remedy: nature. Nature is the opposite of smartphones—it is as good for us as smartphones are bad. And the call of the wild has never been stronger. Going on an unplugged yoga retreat in Costa Rica, renting a cabin…

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Doctors Tell Musician to Play Violin During Brain Surgery So She Wont Forget

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A musician at King’s College Hospital in London played the violin while surgeons operated on her brain to remove a tumour. The medical team asked Dagmar Turner, 53, to play the instrument to ensure parts of the brain which control delicate hand movements and coordination were not damaged during the millimetre-precise surgery. Turner was diagnosed in 2013 with a brain tumour after suffering a seizure during a symphony Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/woman-plays-violin-during-brain-surgery/

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The Next Generation of Batteries Could Be Built by Viruses

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In 2009, MIT bioengineering professor Angela Belcher traveled to the White House to demo a small battery for President Barack Obama, who was just two months into his first term in office. There aren’t many batteries that can get an audience with the leader of the free world, but this wasn’t your everyday power pouch. Belcher had used viruses to assemble a lithium-ion battery’s positive and negative electrodes, an engineering breakthrough that promised to reduce the toxicity of the battery manufacturing process and boost their performance. Obama was preparing to…

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Juvenile Striped Eel Catfish Moving as One for Protection While Feeding

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In this clip taken in Jemeluk Bay, Bali, by the Abyss Diving Center, we see a school of juvenile striped eel catfish demonstrating a fascinating defensive behaviour. As striped eel catfish at the bottom forage and eat, the ones up top keep a lookout for predators and other dangers. The Diving Center explains: “These little guys tend to form a school as juveniles, up to a hundred individuals, to protect themselves from predators, and go about their lives on their own when they reach their sexual maturity. Fun fact, if…

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What Each Zodiac Sign Always, Always Forgets

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By sheldon nand By sheldon nand Aries You forget you’re a strong person. A fighter. A warrior. You’ve been through a lot in this life and you should be proud of yourself for making it this far. Maybe you aren’t exactly where you want to be yet, but it’s pretty damn impressive how far you’ve come. Taurus You forget you aren’t going to die tomorrow. You don’t have to get everything done right this second. You don’t have to rush to finish all of the different projects that are on…

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Are Millennials Killing Beauty Treatments? | Betches

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thinjectables a month out and spending hours in a joyless doctor’s office are a thing of the past. Instead, it seems, the future lies in comfortable, millennial-friendly destinations, where getting a pinch of Dysport or a dash of Restylane is as seamless as ordering a coffee. Friends“I think part of the reason we’ve been so successful is that we’re really selling time,” says Rachel Liverman, the co-founder and CEO of Glowbar, a recently opened Tribeca skincare destination that offers 30-minute facials. “The traditional facial takes an hour and a half,…

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Tips for International Students in Germany

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Studying abroad is a great choice, and Germany is one of the favourite destinations for international students from all over the world. To have a great learning experience in Germany, it is a smart idea to follow the tips offered by other students who have completed their studies in Germany successfully. In this article, we have gathered together some of best tips for new international students who want to study in Germany. The tips I have we have documented below in this article have been generalised, but you will surely…

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KJ Apa Surprises Fans on Ellen Show, Talks New Christian Movie by Jeremy Camp

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ShareTweetPin If you’re a parent of a teenage girl, there’s no doubt that KJ Apa has become a household name. The 22-year-old, best known for his role of Archie Andrews in the hit CW show, “Riverdale” is hitting the big screen in March for one of the most romantic movies of the year. The New Zealand-born actor is starring as Jeremy Camp in the upcoming Christian film, I Still Believe, which hits theaters March 13.   View this post on Instagram   We’re in theaters March 13th! Tickets are on sale…

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The Penultimate Episode of BoJack Horseman Floored Me

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This is a preview of our pop-culture newsletter The Daily Beasts Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, The Penultimate Episode of BoJack Horseman Floored Me Its been three weeks since Netflix dropped the creator Raphael Bob-Waksbergs hilarious and deeply moving Hollywoo(d) satire that have completely upended what animated comedy can be, from Season Threes near-silent Fish Out of Water to Free Churro, the Season Five episode in which Will Arnett delivers a career-defining voice performance as BoJack, delivering…

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