Scientists extract images directly from brain

Researchers from Japan’s ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories have developed new brain analysis technology that can reconstruct the images inside a person’s mind and display them on a computer monitor, it was announced on December 11. According to the researchers, further development of the technology may soon make it possible to view other people’s dreams while they sleep.
Scientists extract images directly from brain

Blackstump Australia Issue 46 - December 14, 2008

This weeks latest new family friendly sites from The Black Stump...
Blackstump Australia Issue 46 - December 14, 2008

Giz Explains: Everything You Need to Know About Hard Drives

Some say that the end of the trusty hard drive is near, killed by SSD. But let's not be so quick to give up on a technology that stores a whole terabyte for $100.
Giz Explains: Everything You Need to Know About Hard Drives

Quick Media Converter

Quick Media Converter is free software that can be used to convert video formats easily. It comes with an easy and expert mode to suite experienced and inexperienced users. The easy mode is basically a one-screen media converter. Users begin by picking the desired output format from a list of available ones.
Quick Media Converter

New migraine drug shows promise

If you've never had a migraine, you might think of one as no worse than a bad headache. But the reality is that migraines can cause severe pain that lasts for several days, often accompanied by nausea and unpleasant sensitivity to light and sound. According to the World Health Organization, migraines are one of the most disabling long-term conditions.
New migraine drug shows promise

First images of the damage that shut the LHC

In September, in a circular 27-kilometre tunnel beneath the Swiss-French border, the most complex machine ever built was switched onMovie Camera. Riding on the Large Hadron Collider were the hopes of hundreds of excited physicists, who hoped that by colliding proton beams at near light speed it would reveal new particles and solve old mysteries. Yet after just nine days of operation, an accident closed the LHC down. See images showing the damage caused, and learn more about what happened.
First images of the damage that shut the LHC

How to Remove Red Wine from Fabric

Whether you're a red wine enthusiast or you're serving it to a group of people (and you know there's a good chance some of it will end up on someone's clothes, the sofa, or the tablecloth) here are some ways you can pull out the stain before it sets. The important thing is to use any of these solutions as soon as possible after the wine was spilled.
How to Remove Red Wine from Fabric

Want an out-of-body experience? Research shows you can!

Swedish neuroscientists have produced the phenomenon called “body-swap illusion” in experimental volunteers. A male, for instance, can experience the movements of a women’s hands like they were his own.
Want an out-of-body experience? Research shows you can!

How to Unshrink Your Clothes

Don’t give your shrunken clothes to needy children—make them wearable again instead! All you need is white vinegar and a sponge.
How to Unshrink Your Clothes

How to Stop Hesitating

Be bold - decisive! What? You can't? Do you find yourself suffering angst and taking forever over the smallest of decisions? Discover how to step up!
How to Stop Hesitating

How to Avoid Jet Lag

Timezone travel is a pain. When you're flying across timezones, it can take your body a bit of time to adjust. In the meantime, you're graced with unpleasant symptoms like fatigue, insomnia, constipation, diarrhea, confusion, and more - enough to make any trip or vacation difficult to enjoy - while your body matches its internal clock to your new external clock. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to ease and speed up the transition.
How to Avoid Jet Lag

Overcoming Negative Self-Talk

I was sitting in my car in bumper-to-bumper traffic and I was not happy about it. I was due into my office for a 9 a.m. meeting and I knew I would never make it on time. All sorts of thoughts started to run through my head. Wasn’t I a fool for not leaving enough time for my drive? What if my boss reprimanded me for being late, or worse yet, fired me? Why shouldn’t I be on time when my co-workers were going to be? As my mind raced from one thought to the next, I started to get a headache. My heart was thumping and the back of my neck was beginning to sweat. All in all, I felt terrible.
Overcoming Negative Self-Talk

10 Tips for Looking Your Best

Tim Gunn, one of the most reputable voices in the fashion industry, has a list of ten essential items every woman must have in her wardrobe. They are:
10 Tips for Looking Your Best

Google Zeitgeist 2008

As the year comes to a close, it's time to look at the big events, memorable moments and emerging trends that captivated us in 2008. As it happens, studying the aggregation of the billions of search queries that people type into the Google search box gives us a glimpse into the zeitgeist — the spirit of the times. We've compiled some of the highlights from Google searches around the globe and hope you enjoy looking back as much as we do.
Google Zeitgeist 2008

Your retirement or your kids?

Helping out financially isn’t always the best thing—for you or for them.
Your retirement or your kids?

2008 to be extended by one second

Those eager to see 2008 come to a close will have to wait a second longer. A single leap second will be added at the end of the year to accommodate a subtle slow-down in the Earth's rotation.
2008 to be extended by one second

Victoria - 101 Must Do's

Read why people voted and why you should get out and explore all that Victoria has to offer.
Victoria - 101 Must Do's

How to Remove a Ring That's Stuck on Your Finger

Maybe it’s the salty food that did it. Or could be you squeezed someone else’s engagement ring on your hand to see what it looks like, and then panicked when it wouldn’t come off.
How to Remove a Ring That's Stuck on Your Finger

The Savvy Shopper's Guide to This Year's Online Deal Finders

With all the belt-tightening going on in this economy, it's no surprise that coupon codes and deal finders—especially for online shoppers—are the hottest tools on the web right now. With only a week or so left to finish your online holiday shopping in time for the packages to show up at your door before the 24th, it's time to fill those virtual carts and get to hitting "Checkout."
The Savvy Shopper's Guide to This Year's Online Deal Finders

John Lennon Died 28 Years Ago Today; a Word to Boing Boing from Yoko

Yoko Ono has kindly emailed Boing Boing this beautiful photograph of her husband, former Beatle John Lennon, who was murdered on this day in 1980. Photographer Allan Tannenbaum took the image on November 26, 1980, just a couple of weeks before Lennon passed away.
John Lennon Died 28 Years Ago Today; a Word to Boing Boing from Yoko