For fruit flies hooked on meth, sugar wards off death [MSNBC]
Fruit flies on meth experience less drug toxicity if they’ve been snacking on a sugary diet, a new study finds.
Informatics robots protect, cuddle, serve [ISDNEWS]
Developers chose to make Paro a baby harp seal rather than a cat or dog so people could accept the robot without preconceptions.
Shock to skull can improve gaming [VGACHARTZ]
In one of the more unusual video game-related studies to emerge recently, a DARPA-funded experiment has found that running electricity through your scalp can help make you a better game player.
Dead ‘space alien’ in Russia is really bread and chicken [EXAMINER]
For a few days, the Internet was abuzz over a Youtube video that reportedly showed the corpse of a space alien being discovered in Siberia. However, a mere 3 days after the video was posted online, it has been revealed to be a hoax.
Facebook adds two-factor authentication [CSOONLINE]
Facebook enhances security of the site with two-factor authentication, improved HTTPS. But is it enough for security pros?
Meet the new Porsche Panamera S Hybrid [MotorTrend]
380 horsepower, a 0-to-60 time of 5.7 seconds and a top speed of 167 mph. And it’s a hybrid.
The best place to play poker online is Party Poker.
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