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October 24, 2014

Wearing a Superman shirt bestows feelings of super strength

Research suggest wearing a Superman t-shirt will make you feel you are more likable and superior to everyone else. Just like Sloth. Sloth is a bit of an under-appreciated ugly from The…..

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8 mins read

October 9, 2014

Calcium: The Good, The Bad, the Skelator-Ugly

All about calcium – what it’s good for, what it’s not so good for, and whether you need more of it to grow up big and strong like Skelator. Calcium…..

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2 mins read

October 8, 2014

Wake up and smell the Klingons: Your sense of smell might indicate your life expectancy

Why you should include a smelly Klingon or two in your social circle to warn of an early death – unless you get killed by the Klingon in a fight over…..

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5 mins read

October 6, 2014

Motivational Monday Mashup: Working Class Geek

In some parts of the world, today is Labour Day. If you are an oppressed worker and don’t get today off, the best cure for a bad case of Mondayitis…..

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2 mins read

October 1, 2014

October – A geek’s gotta get ready: The door to Castle Grey Skull was left open again

October is dedicated to He-man, and under-appreciated uglies. The 15th October is Hagfish Day! Life is tough for the hagfish. Generally regarded by many to be one of the more…..

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4 mins read

September 15, 2014

Motivational Monday Mashup: Robo-Pop

The best cure for a bad case of Mondayitis is… Robo-Pop! Here are the top 5 of the best (some would say worst) J-Pop songs from Robotech and the Macross…..

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9 mins read

September 11, 2014

Life Lessons from Robotech: Get regular blood tests to avoid awkward situations

How Marlene’s outing as an alien demonstrates you should get regular blood tests. If there was one thing as a kid that gave me hopes that there would be spaceships…..

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5 mins read

September 8, 2014

Green Tea: Snog. Marry. Avoid?

Should you drink so much green tea you get pash rash, is it a beverage to take home to meet the parents, or is it an over-hyped slap addict of…..

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2 mins read

September 1, 2014

September – A geek’s got get ready: It is green

September is dedicated to Things That Are Green and Suspended Animation. An android walks into a bar with a Scottish engineer and places a bottle of Aldebaran Whiskey on the…..

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4 mins read

June 4, 2014

Geek Speak: Lois Laned

Why feeling like you are being crushed while trapped in a car during an Earthquake triggered by a super criminal can be a good thing. Since “training to success” sounds…..

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