December 16, 2016

The federal government wants our cars talking to each other to make your ride safer. Proposed rules would require new cars to be equipped with technology to broadcast data to one another about speed, location and direction of travel to help avoid a collision. The information might trigger automatic braking or simply send an alert to the car’s dashboard. Source Link
 
Does where you live in America help determine how you’ll die? Researchers looking at records of over 80 million deaths found that more obesity and smoking in the Southeast lead to more heart disease deaths and heavier drinking in states like Texas and Arizona caused more chronic liver disease. The healthiest place to live was northern and central Colorado. Source Link
 
You want to feel better, but faking a happy face may backfire.  A study found that people who forced a smile all day were more tense and less productive. On the other hand, a genuine smile that’s prompted by a funny thought or an amusing video can trigger those “feel good” brain chemicals to ease tension. Source Link