Delicious LiveJournal Links for 1-27-2009

[andrewducker]

• Eat a little less, remember more
  They tested the short term memory of 50 people with an average age of 60, who were overweight, but not obese, and then got one-third to eat 30% fewer calories than normal each day. After three months, the dieters scored 20% higher on the test than they had before the diet.
  (tags: diet age memory)
• Study reveals 'shocking' kebabs
  Among the kebabs sampled - without salad or sauces - the average doner contained 98% of an adult's recommended daily salt and 148% of their daily saturated fat allowance. Yum!
  (tags: health food)
• US woman gives birth to octuplets
  Ow! Ow! Ow! Also, I first read it as "Octopuses".
  (tags: children)
• Hormone drives sexy women to infidelity, says study
  University of Texas psychologists Kristina Durante and Norman Li found that women with high concentrations of the hormone oestradiol were likelier to flirt, kiss and have a serious affair outside an established relationship.
  (tags: science women hormones monogamy sexuality)
• Auschwitz through the lens of the SS: Photos of Nazi leadership at the camp
  It's odd seeing candid photos of SS members having picnics with the auxilliary staff.
  (tags: nazis photos wwii Auschwitz ww2)
• The Last Question -- Isaac Asimov
  One of the all time classic short stories.
  (tags: writing technology scifi story shortstory)
• President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address
  Massive panoramic shot with lots of possible zooming
  (tags: usa photography BarackObama zoom)
• T-Shirt Hell Shuts Doors After One Too Many Hate Emails
  Damn shame.
  (tags: funny business satire speech)

Comments

[octopoid-horror.livejournal.com]

It's odd seeing candid photos of SS members having picnics with the auxilliary staff.

Ignore the horrible, horrible 90s web design and just watch the clip on this site. There are many like it to find, but they're all much the same. It's just strange, seeing them like that.