So what they found is that when people chewed gum vigorously, they had fewer earworms of a song that they had heard earlier in the experiment. I think the “vigorously” thing is key; I suppose if you kind of start chewing the gum to the beat of the music, that might not really help...
It has been a popular discussion over the last few years, and an issue that was even addressed recently by Governor Hochul as one we the state needs to fix. The pandemic has certainly influenced the ratio of folks leaving New York versus those moving in, but there are a multitude of reas...
Moose outnumber bears in Alaska, wounding around five to 10 people in the state annually. Are moose dangerous to humans? Moose do not confront people unless they are provoked; however, the number of moose attacks spikes in September and October, during mating season and the early spring when...
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“It was a time when the country saw the oilsands as a huge opportunity to create wealth,” Richard Masson, then the director of oilsands policy and development for the Alberta government, told National Post in an interview. “We need to understand again how blessed we are to have such ...
Professor: Okay moving on, let me ask an open question, have any of you ever seen an aurora?Hmm, maybe you’ve heard it called by its other name the northern lights? Caroline. Female student: Yeah, when I was little, it's the light in the sky, right? I was in Alaska on vacation...
Tiina is an Exercise Physiologist who works at Firstbeat as a Wellness Specialist. Growing up as a skier, Tiina spent 4 years cross-country ski racing and later 4 year coaching at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. After moving back to Finland, she found her way to Firstbeat after several...
Further Reading:What Are Solar Flares? How Dangerous Are They? Where are you supposed to see it anyway? For the most part, there’s a pretty well-established “auroral zone” close to the north and south poles.In the north,the lights are visible around Alaska, the Northwest Territories (...
Boeing ran the business for cash. By moving its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago, Boeing ensured the CEO would sit more than 2,000 miles away from the engineers who cut the wires and tightened the screws. To this day, industry insiders still joke, “McDonnell Douglas bought Boeing with ...
A look at why there are so many balloons up there — launched for purposes of war, weather, science, business or just goofing around; why they're getting attention now; and how the U.S. is likely to watch for and respond to slow-moving flying objects going forward. ...