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Chip Walter Hosts the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Annual Design, Art and Technology (DATA) Awards May 15

For Fun | April 30, 2013 | Chipwalter

Join Chip and some of the Pittsburgh region’s most ingenious and creative techies — for a party like no other – a mash-up of networking, interactivity and inspiration — and a full night of mixing and mingling. The evening …

A Brief History of Toilet Paper

For Fun | February 13, 2013 | Jen

Did you know that one of the original ads for Northern bath tissue touted that it was “splinter free?” (And that was in 1935!) With its ultra soft modern sheets, designer fragrances, and tasteful hues, …

The Scoop on New Year’s Resolutions

For Fun, Live Better, Why Do We... | January 2, 2013 | Jen

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Even when you don’t remain resolved, it can pay off.

Belly Button Biodiversity

For Fun | November 13, 2012 | Jen

Navels: all humans have them, whether it’s an innie or an outie, pierced or plain. And our belly button diversity doesn’t end there: The Belly Button Biodiversity Project, which explores the bacterial ecosystems living in its …

James Thurber – The Daily Human for November 2, 2012

For Fun, The Daily Human | November 1, 2012 | Chipwalter

There is speculation that the witty cartoonist’s imagination was owed to Charles Bonnet syndrome, the result of eye trauma from a childhood accident. Regardless of the source, Thurber parlayed his creativity into a thirty year …

Werewolves: The Lycanthrope’s Lament

For Fun, Human Bizarre | October 28, 2012 | Jen

The French call them the Loup-Garou – the Latvians, “vilkacis.” Some cultures claim they’re servants of the devil; others believe they’re the hounds of God, sent to combat Satan’s demons. Why do we “believe” in …

Five Traits of Vampires Explained by Science

For Fun | October 26, 2012 | Jen

Pity the poor vampire: forced to spend his nights feeding from tombs, never getting to enjoy a sunny day at the beach, missing out on the world’s best garlicky pizza. Legends of blood sucking ghouls …

Why Do We Love Suntans?

For Fun | August 7, 2012 | Jen

We’ve been bronzing for the past 83 years. Why did we go from valuing lily white skin to that “Coppertone look?

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