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NIH Report: Uncorrected farsightedness linked to literacy deficits in preschoolers

On: January 27, 2016

A NEW study released by the National Institutes of Health this morning indicates a strong correlation between childhood hyperopia and poor reading skills. As someone who used to work in eye care and as someone who has dealt with mild hyperopia (far-sightedness) from childhood, I want to urge all parents toContinue Reading

X-Files is Back!

By: Sharon

On: January 26, 2016

In: TV/Film/Video Games

WELL, we watched the opening episode to the X-Files reboot last night (well, most of it – since we had set it to record on our DVR, and the end of the football game bled into about 20 minutes of the program). Overall, it was nice to see Mulder andContinue Reading

Stephen Hawking’s Face Took Over Times Square with This Cryptic Message and No One Knows Why – CraveOnline

By: Sharon

On: January 13, 2016

In: Media Memes, Oddities

A photograph of Stephen Hawking appeared on a group of billboards in Times Square yesterday alongside a cryptic numerical code, and now the Internet is left to decipher what this all means. (source: Imgur) Assuming this is a genuine image (and not manipulated), it gives us a tantalizing puzzle. WhyContinue Reading

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