Before Brexit, Have Other Countries Left the EU? - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Jun 27, 2016 05:10 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Hear and Now: More Shampoo for You! Plus, the HowStuffWorks Now podcast brings you good news about chocolate and Supreme Court news about illegally obtained evidence.       Before Brexit, Have Other Countries Left the EU? Splits with the European Union have happened before, but that doesn't mean the U.K.'s Brexit will be easy, or even have much in common with past instances.       Study: Eye Movements Reflect Numerical Values in Blackjack Hands The mental math we do may be revealed in fleeting eye glances to the left and right.       Ridiculous History: Bears, Raccoons — and Alligators? — in the White House The presidential digs have housed more than a few untraditional pets through the years. Rebecca the Raccoon and Josiah the Badger are but two.       Thought Experiment: What's Our Transhuman Path Beyond Earth? Ever think about what an interplanetary human race might be like? We let our imaginations tackle that question in this thought experiment.       How Video Games Can be Used in Political Persuasion When Ian Bogost designed the first video game for a presidential candidate in 2003, he was sure games were about to become powerful political tools. But it didn't happen.       Childhood Moves Linked With Negative Life Outcomes, Study Finds Moving can turn a kid's world inside out. A massive, new Danish study has produced some sobering data on how moves affect kids.       Programmable Hair Created With 3-D Printing Breakthrough Researchers have discovered how to bypass a hurdle in the design, modeling and printing of 3-D hair- and fur-like structures.       From Motive to Method, Women and Men Murder Very Differently While 90 percent of murderers are men, female murderers differ from men in motive, method, circumstance and victim, according to a new Swedish study.     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Inside the Troll: The Science of Being an Awful Person - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Jun 23, 2016 09:59 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Inside the Troll: The Science of Being an Awful Person Trolls are everywhere these days, driving people off Twitter and wreaking havoc online. They also have specific personality traits that the general population doesn't.       Fingerprint ID System for Babies Being Developed Infant fingerprints are tough to detect, but new technology can fix that. Here's why it's needed.       This Rare Giraffe Is Losing More of Its Color Every Year Late-stage albinism? Disastrous paint spill? Marty McFly in giraffe form? Maybe the African mammal just has something in common with Michael Jackson.       Mad Scientists Improve Chocolate With Electricity, Defy Nature What if chocolate could be more delicious and healthier? Sound impossible? Researchers have managed to make the stuff of chocolate dreams a reality.       New Mathematical Model Helps Explain Rogue Waves Dangerous and unpredictable, rogue waves in the ocean seem to more closely resemble light waves than water waves.       Amazing Water Dogs to the Rescue! Think you're an ace swimmer? These canines might be even better.       There's One Terrific Reason to Race Camels Using Robot Jockeys There's more to replacing human riders than just using cool tech, as the advancement helps solve a serious human rights issue.       Breaking the Law to Enforce It: Cops and the Supreme Court The Supreme Court has ruled in a big Fourth Amendment case that under certain circumstances, evidence found during an illegal stop could be used in legal proceedings.       What Would a Brexit Mean for the United States? Experts are divided on what economic, political and security impacts a U.K.-EU breakup might have across the Atlantic.       New Butterflyfish Species Discovered Just Swimming in a Tank It's rare that we discover new species in captivity. But that's exactly what happened to this butterflyfish.       Room Color Could Affect Whether You Ace Your Exam It's time to cram. Where are you going to study, and what color are those study rooms painted?       A Bright Side for Coral Reefs? Corals reefs have had a rough last few decades, but researchers have discovered a few reefs that are doing better than expected. And they're eager to learn why.       No, a Second Bump on the Head Won't Cure Amnesia But lots of people think it will. A new article sheds light on where our beliefs about amnesia came from.       Pianist Plays Gorgeous Music While Floating in the Arctic Ocean Ludovico Einaudi's 'Elegy for the Arctic' is part of a Greenpeace campaign to draw attention to the region's rapidly melting ice.       How Long Can Human Fingernails Grow? You can grow your nails to some serious lengths, but would you want to?     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list