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Category Archives: General Interest
Sweet swag, hip Harvard, & ample alcohol
I want to talk about a shirt. Specifically, I want to talk about this shirt: It happens to be one of many Awesome ThinkGeek Shirts. If you are reading this post, then A) you’ve probably already heard of ThinkGeek, and … Continue reading
The fun side of STDs!
So, if you’re STD savvy, you might have realized that all of the plush toys above are named after venereal diseases. These adorable little guys are the Venereals. I want to reiterate that these are cuddly toys that look like … Continue reading
The date rape drug you already own, and anti-date rape straws!
Understatement of the century: date rape is not cool. Neither committing it, nor being a victim of it, should ever ever happen. As such, I want to promote awareness of something that could potentially be used as a date rape … Continue reading
Posted in General Interest, News
Tagged date rape, drugs, ketamine, Rohypnol, roofies, straws, tetrahydrozoline, Visine
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Viruses and awesomeness don’t mix.
You know what really grinds my gears? The fact that there are people who would tamper with my site, and give it a virus or something. Everything’s fine now, but what gives? Did they get really frustrated when they Googled … Continue reading
Schizophrenia, for your entertainment
Just because something is “for your entertainment,” it doesn’t necessarily mean that this “something” is being ridiculed or mocked. However, when the subject matter pertains to the devastating mental disorder schizophrenia, it’s important that the makers of the entertainment are … Continue reading
Posted in General Interest
Tagged books, fiction, movies, neurology, schizophrenia, society
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Purple drank — more dangerous than you might thank?
You know how, sometimes, you don’t quite know the precise lyrics of a song, but you sing along with your best approximation of the words? Of course you do. Take, for example, the Christmas classic, “We Wish You A Merry … Continue reading
Women should hate their bodies, apparently.
Being a woman is extremely unfortunate, but thankfully there are products on the market that can help female-kind to outsmart and fight back against their terrible, terrible bodies. Wait, what? … Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like I’m … Continue reading
I’m (inexplicably) not dead.
As I sit here trying to blow away the thick layer of dust that has accumulated on Try Nerdy‘s URL, I can’t help but think that you, dear reader, have every right to hate me. Or at least to never … Continue reading
Posted in General Interest, Just For Fun, Research
Tagged diabetes, diet, fat, heart disease, sugar
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The harrowing horrors of high heels
At least a couple of times a month, I thank my lucky stars that I’m 5’11″ inches tall. For me, wearing high heels is overkill at best, and painful at worst. Sure, I’ll wear them on occasion (I’m not immune … Continue reading
Science as featured on Saturday Night Live!
I was getting caught up on my SNL episodes last night, and I was pretty surprised when Seth Myers mentioned a story on Weekend Update that I’d almost put on Try Nerdy last week. I was exponentially more surprised when … Continue reading
Posted in General Interest, Research
Tagged blood pressure, drug discovery, emotions, fat, obesity
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