The age of Google is making more of us feel smarter than we really
are. A study found that people inflate their own intelligence because
they can answer questions quickly using online sources. Experts saying
knowing what you don’t know is important when making decisions in areas
of life that have big consequences. Source Link
Letting
your child take a sip of beer or wine could have consequences years
later. Researchers found that children who had sampled alcohol by the
sixth grade were five times more likely to drink in high school and four
times more likely to get drunk. Experts say it’s important to give kids
the message of responsible drinking along with any sips of alcohol. Source Link
Do
animals have a sixth sense that lets them predict an earthquake?
Studies in the wilds of South America found that animal activity
diminished in areas that were struck by an earthquake days later.
Scientists think animals can detect positive ions that are released in
the air by underground rock movements that occur before an earthquake. Source Link
