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• History of beer in America [video infographic]

  Holy Kaw!

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:49 am

  Worried about having enough small talk to fill tomorrow’s happy hour? Fear not, thanks to this video infographic courtesy of Visual.ly that supplies all the beer trivia you need to look like a bar-fly who knows what they’re talking about. Oh, wait, that might not be a good thing… Full story at Vimeo via Buzzfeed. Know your beer. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

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  Holy Kaw!

• History of beer in America [video infographic]

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:49 am

  Worried about having enough small talk to fill tomorrow’s happy hour? Fear not, thanks to this video infographic courtesy of Visual.ly that supplies all the beer trivia you need to look like a bar-fly who knows what they’re talking about. Oh, wait, that might not be a good thing… Full story at Vimeo via Buzzfeed. Know your beer. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• What’s the future of virtual sex?

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:48 am

  Computer scientists are seeking to transmit sense data across the Internet and enable interactions with virtual entities and environments. They're steering us toward a reality previously only dreamt of: sexual congress between the material and immaterial worlds. The future is bright for virtual sexuality. After all, we're human beings. Think of any great artistic or technological achievement and chances are it winds up in the bedroom. Will it end up in yours? Full article at HowStuffWorks.com. Total aggregation of HowStuffWorks.com. Photo credit: Fotolia Permalink | Leave a…

• 5 tiny countries with big space dreams

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:46 am

  You don't have to be a global giant to reach for the stars or to benefit from the pecuniary promise of space-age technologies. Thanks to the growing availability of public and private launch vehicles, "off-the-shelf" tech for kitting out satellites and serious opportunities for research collaboration, even the smallest nations on Earth can dream big. Which little countries have big space dreams? Lithuania Belgium Israel Full list at HowStuffWorks.com. Total aggregation of HowStuffWorks.com. Photo credit: Fotolia Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Top 5 unforgettable memory games

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:43 am

  It's often said that the brain is like a muscle: You have to exercise it to make it stronger. What you may never have thought about is the way many of our leisure activities -- games, both competitive and solitary -- also contribute to firming up those mental muscles. Let's talk about a few different kinds of memory -- and the games that test, stretch and improve them: Concentration: The way we play Concentration -- turning up cards, looking at them, and turning them facedown again -- strengthens our memory throughout the game the same way that studying with flashcards does. Facial…

• 5 tips for getting organized at work

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:39 am

  Starting a new job is one of the more stressful life events. From learning a new commute to mastering different skill-sets (not to mention trying to figure out if your boss finds your sense of humor refreshing or revolting), it's difficult to develop an organizational system from the ground up. In the next few pages, we'll scope out ways that you can get your space and yourself organized for optimal working conditions. From cleaning up to calming down, we'll dispel some rumors about how handling multiple tasks at a time is better than one -- and explain why a messy workspace doesn't always…