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What is Science-Help? Since the publication of my book, What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite, I’ve given several interviews, and during each one I’ve been asked to elaborate on a term I used in the book’s introduction and closing chapter: “Science-help.” Why Wind Power Doesn't Work This is an interesting little chart showing the energy generation system in the UK today. It also shows why wind power doesn't work as a solution to the UK's energy demand. As you can see wind is providing only 0.1% of the electricity demand of the country today (to be strictly Where YouTube Sensation Cody Paul Is Playing College Football I avoided joining the orgy of coverage for National Signing Day, which is most notable not for the superstar high schoolers committing to play at the biggest football schools, but for being the only thing that keeps the fax machine relevant. Victor Cruz "Salsaing" All The Way To IMG Super Bowl XLVI's Real Winner? Indianapolis! Sunday’s Super Bowl was the most watched television event in American history, tuned into by nearly half of all households and at peak time, more than 117,000,000 viewers. Ad rates were $3.5 million per 30 second spot, and while viewers debated who was better, an overweight Volkswagen obsessed dog or Clint Eastwood, the real beneficiary of all that airtime and all those viewers was the city of Indianapolis. Unemployment 8.3% Or 11% Or 15.1%? The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% in January.  So why don’t people feel better about the economy?  As a reminder, the unemployment figure is only an adjusted estimate from a survey of .05% of households.  Hence multiple revisions follow each month’s announcement.  But the real issue isn’t what is the "Global Warming Has Stopped"? How to Fool People Using "Cherry-Picked" Climate Data The current favorite argument of those who argue that climate changes isn’t happening, or a problem, or worth dealing with, is that global warming has stopped. Therefore (they conclude) scientists must be wrong when they say that climate change is caused by humans, worsening, and ultimately a serious environmental problem How To Have A Frugal (And Fabulous) February We're all watching our wallets these days, but Natalie P. McNeal is watching hers a little more closely than most. The blogger and  author of The Frugalista Files: How One Woman Got Out of Debt Without Giving Up The Fabulous Life is marking her fifth annual No-Buy Month, a project which has garnered her national media attention and  spawned a mini movement among her readers and social media followers. Each year, she swears off all non-essential purchases during February. If it's not grocery shopping or bill paying, it doesn't get done. McNeal initially started the project to get a handle on her own out-of-control spending habits and dig herself out of $20 000 of debt. Everyone Needs To Seriously Calm Down About MIA's Halftime Gesture It's a finger, people. She held a finger up in the air for a second. Pepsi Peppy Going Into Earnings, Snacks Driving Stock To $71 PepsiCo is scheduled to announce its earnings on Thursday, February 9. Once again the snack segment, and not the core soft drink business, is expected to lead the growth. Deutsche Bank Stock Worth $49 Despite Weak Earnings Deutsche Bank ended up with a pre-tax loss of €351 million ($460 million) for the fourth quarter of 2011, bringing to an end a difficult year for the German bank. Interestingly, the company managed to avoid reporting a net loss for the period with income tax benefits coming to its rescue. Women and ICDs: More Complications and Fewer Benefits After consulting an electrophysiologist, women are just as likely as men to receive an ICD but they suffer more complications and are less likely to benefit from the device, according to a new study from Canada published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Gisele's Super Bowl F-Bomb: She Knew It Would Go Viral After Sunday's Super Bowl loss, Tom Brady's wife Gisele Bundchen was taunted by a few hecklers at the stadium, shouting "Eli owns your husband." The supermodel didn't go after the unruly fans. Instead, she paused, smiled, and dropped an f-bomb while pointedly dissing the team's receivers, aka her husband's teammates. Coinstar's Redbox To Buy NCR's Video Kiosk Unit; Q4 Tops Ests Coinstar's Redbox DVD kiosk unit has agreed to buy NCR's entertainment line of business, which includes DVD rental kiosks and related assets, for up to $100 million. As part of the deal, Coinstar will buy products and services from NCR that are expected to generate $25 million in profits for NCR over the next five years. Future Homes for Facebook's Filthy Rich Earlier this week, Facebook filed paperwork for the most anticipated initial public offering since Google in 2004. Estimated to raise as much as $10 billion and value the company at up to $100 billion, about a 1,000 or so privileged Facebook employees are expected to hit the jackpot this summer. Doritos Is Most Popular, But Chevrolet Is Super Bowl's Runaway Winner Fans of the New York Giants and New England Patriots are likely spending most of today in hangovers of either glory or lament, respectively. But they are only a portion of over 100 million viewers who tuned in to the game last night. For many of the other viewers, however, football took a back seat to the annual slate of Super Bowl commercials. Canada Scowls, Indiana Cheers Over Caterpillar Moves Caterpillar has caused an uproar in Canada with a controversial plant closing. But the company attracted so many people to an Indiana jobs fair that the event had to be shut down earlier than planned. Parents Protest Hazing-Related Suspension of Longtime L.A. High School Baseball Coach At 7:30 a.m. today (Feb. 6), a group of parents marched outside of Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, Calif., to show their displeasure with the three-week suspension of baseball coach Manny Alvarado, who is being sent home a second time over an alleged hazing incident. It's not that the parents are pro-hazing. It's that they're smelling a rat in the way Alvarado is being treated. Africa's Hottest Tech Startups: Afroterminal.com In 2009, two Nigerian professionals conceived an idea to connect Africans online. What The Mortgage Relief Plan Would Do For Homeowners The plan is directed at consumers who have underwater mortgages or have been the victim of foreclosure fraud.

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