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'Arrogance' of ignoring need for sleep. 12 May 2014Last updated at 18:59 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Society has become "supremely arrogant" in ignoring the importance of sleep, leading researchers have told the BBC's Day of the Body Clock.

'Arrogance' of ignoring need for sleep

Scientists from Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Manchester and Surrey universities warn cutting sleep is leading to "serious health problems". They say people and governments need to take the problem seriously. Cancer, heart disease, type-2 diabetes, infections and obesity have all been linked to reduced sleep. The body clock drives huge changes in the human body. It alters alertness, mood, physical strength and even the risk of a heart attack in a daily rhythm.

Continue reading the main story It stems from our evolutionary past when we were active in the day and resting at night. Body Clock: What makes you tick? See How Men’s Idea Of A ‘Perfect Body’ Differs From Women’s. In our collective ongoing effort to make ourselves as disappointed as possible in each other’s human imperfection, Bluebella.com asked 500 men and 500 women to assemble their ideas of what a physically perfect man and woman would each look like because it’s not at all creepy and dehumanizing to reduce people to interchangeable parts.

See How Men’s Idea Of A ‘Perfect Body’ Differs From Women’s

This whole thing is obviously 50 Outdated Shades of Reinforcing Impossible Beauty Standards, but side-stepping all of that, what the fuck is the deal with women thinking Harry Styles has the best hair situation? Weird. Tagged Beauty, being perfect, Bodies, Body Image, Celebrity, Creepy, Human Bodies, Imperfection, The Internet, Women's Bodies.

Communication Charts Around The World. Hiring Challenged? Sift for These 17 Worst (and 15 Best) Résumé Phrases. 7 Productivity-Boosting Tools to Fight Procrastination. DAVID FOSTER WALLACE, IN HIS OWN WORDS. IN MEMORIAM | September 19th 2008 The world of letters has lost a giant.

DAVID FOSTER WALLACE, IN HIS OWN WORDS

We have felt nourished by the mournful graspings of sites dedicated to his memory ("He was my favourite" ~ Zadie Smith), and we grieve for the books we will never see. But perhaps the best tribute is one he wrote himself ... How You Will Know When Someone Loves You. You won’t be waiting by your phone, hoping that they will text you back, wondering if you weren’t aloof enough last time for them to remain interested.

How You Will Know When Someone Loves You

With them, it won’t be some race for who can seem to care less. The silence of your phone will no longer torment you with questions of what you did wrong. Ενισχύστε τις καλές σχέσεις των αδελφιών. Www.quora.com/What-is-the-craziest-thing-you-have-ever-said-or-done-at-an-interview-and-still-gotten-the-job?srid=5KbB&share=1.

10 one-minute time hacks that will make you more productive. You’re busy, and while reading about powerful time management techniques can be productive, many of the ones out there are simply too complex, complicated or involved to think about.

10 one-minute time hacks that will make you more productive

These 10 time hacks are as simple as they come. Every single thing in this list will take you less than one minute to implement into your life, but the results of each can be incredible. Άχρηστα αντικείμενα που πρέπει να πετάξετε από το σπίτι. 35 Pictures That Prove The World Isn’t Such A Bad Place. As we sleep, speedy brain waves boost our ability to learn. Scientists have long puzzled over the many hours we spend in light, dreamless slumber.

As we sleep, speedy brain waves boost our ability to learn

But a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests we're busy recharging our brain's learning capacity during this traditionally undervalued phase of sleep, which can take up half the night. UC Berkeley researchers have found compelling evidence that bursts of brain waves known as "sleep spindles" may be networking between key regions of the brain to clear a path to learning. These electrical impulses help to shift fact-based memories from the brain's hippocampus -- which has limited storage space -- to the prefrontal cortex's "hard drive," thus freeing up the hippocampus to take in fresh data.

Spindles are fast pulses of electricity generated during non-REM sleep, and they can occur up to 1,000 times a night. "A lot of that spindle-rich sleep is occurring the second half of the night, so if you sleep six hours or less, you are shortchanging yourself. The more you know. The health hazards of sitting. What The World's Leaders Studied. Ever dream of leading your country?

What The World's Leaders Studied

You have the best chance of getting there with a major or advanced degree in economics, law, or politics. An amazing map created and posted to the MapPorn subreddit by Reddit user mareyv takes a look at what the world leaders and heads of state studied for the highest degree they've earned. David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Tony Abbott, the Prime Minister of Australia both earned the interdisciplinary Politics, Philosophy, and Economics degree from Oxford University, which is why they're in the grey catch-all category.

The solid color indicates the education of the head of the government, and a triangle, the official head of state, like the Queen of the United Kingdom. How To Stop Procrastinating By Using The “2-Minute Rule” ©iStockphoto.com/MariaPavlova Recently, I’ve been following a simple rule that is helping me crush procrastination and making it easier for me to stick to good habits at the same time.

How To Stop Procrastinating By Using The “2-Minute Rule”

I want to share it with you today so that you can try it out and see how it works in your life. The best part? 40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World. 40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World Some of these maps will shock you and some will teach you a thing or two.

40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World

Some display data in a beautiful way, others will make you laugh, hopefully none make you cry. Enjoy! 1. 20 Jobs of the Future. Forecasting pipe fractures. A computer model that tests automobile components for crashworthiness could also be of use to the oil and gas industry, according to researchers at MIT’s Impact and Crashworthiness Laboratory, who are now using their simulations of material deformation in car crashes to predict how pipes may fracture in offshore drilling accidents.

Forecasting pipe fractures

As a case study, the team simulated the forces involved in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, finding that their model accurately predicted the location and propagation of cracks in the oil rig’s drill riser — the portion of pipe connecting the surface drilling platform to the seafloor. In a side-by-side comparison, the researchers found that their model’s reconstruction closely resembled an image of the actual fractured pipe taken by a remotely operated vehicle shortly after the accident occurred. The group presented their results at the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference in June. 6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person. 2017, motherfuckers. Yeah! LET'S DO THIS. "Do what? " you ask. I DON'T KNOW. Fall shopping, podcasts and Dr. Sadeghi on virtual friends. Conversation vs. Convenience The more virtual friends we have, the lonelier we get. Day #129:Video Inspiration: How to make walking up the stairs fun.

“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” -Napoleon Hill Do you ever feel like you’re stuck in a rut? I sometimes feel like that, especially those days when going to work becomes just a routine task and there’s nothing fun and challenging.I always feel like I’m stuck going from home to work and back again, with a few regular activities in the mix. Day #130:How a Paperclip Can Help You Network. The topic of networking reminds me of Kyle MacDonald. Have you heard of the “Red Paperclip” story ? This is how it goes: Kyle dreamed about owning his own home and not paying a cent for it. On July 12th, 2005, when sitting at his desk and looking at a paperclip, he thought to himself, “What could I get for one red paperclip?”

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